Since March 2025, the dematerialized vital card has become widespread in all parts of France … as long as it has identity of France and, therefore, has an identity card (or a driver’s license) in the bank card format. Almost a mandatory link.
However, in some regions, it was not possible to link the application of the vital card with the identity of France. A very useful practice for those who do not have a new identity card. Health insurance announces today that this system is accessible in more departments (pays A de la Loire, Normandie, Grand Est and Bourgogne-French-Compté), while a complete and planned deployment for the fall of 2025.
Specifically, if you are one of the departments in question, you can only dematerialize your vital card without having to activate the identity of France in advance.
The departments concerned with the application of vitale card without the identity of France
- AIN (01)
- Allier (03)
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)
- Alps-Maritimes (06)
- Ardèche (07)
- Ardennes (08)
- Dawn (10)
- Bas-Rhin (67)
- Bouches-Du-Rhône (13)
- CANTAL (15)
- Calvados (14)
- Côte-d’or (21)
- Doubs (25)
- Drôme (26)
- Eure (27)
- HAUTES-ALPES (05)
- Haute-Loire (43)
- HAUTE-MARNE (52)
- Haut-Rhin (68)
- Haute-Saône (70)
- Haute-Savoie (74)
- Isère (38)
- Jura (39)
- Loira (42)
- Loire-Atlantique (44)
- Maine-Et-Loire (49)
- Manche (50)
- Marne (51)
- Mayenne (53)
- MEURTHE-ET-POSELLE (54)
- Meuse (55)
- Moselle (57)
- Nièvre (58)
- Orne (61)
- Puy-de-Dôme (63)
- Rhône (69)
- Saône-Et-Loire (71)
- Pan (72)
- Savoy (73)
- SENA MARITIMA (76)
- VAR (83)
- Vauclusa (84)
- Sell (85)
- Vosges (88)
- Yonne (89)
- Belfort Territire (90)
To activate your digital vital card, you must download the application and enter your Social Security number (visible on the card), then prepare your identity document.
Once in the application, you can present this dematerialized vital card to health professionals. However, keep in mind that this requires the implementation of new devices to scan this digital version. Therefore, it is advisable, at least for some time, it also brings your vital physical card.
If your doctor or pharmacist allows, the application of your vital card will allow you, for example, to follow care expenses and monitor your possible refunds. The card update is also automatic.
To guarantee total confidentiality, a personal secret code is necessary in addition to the usual methods to unlock the smartphone.
Source: BFM TV
