2026 ranking · share of valid votes, 2022 presidential, 1st round

The towns in France where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in the first round of the 2022 presidential election (share of valid votes, towns with 500 or more valid votes)

Q: Where did Jean-Luc Mélenchon score highest in France in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Rivière-Pilote (Martinique) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in France in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 67.2% of the valid votes.

Rivière-Pilote (Martinique) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in France in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 67.2% of the valid votes. Next come Villetaneuse (Seine-Saint-Denis, 65.4%) and Les Abymes (Guadeloupe, 64.1%).

11,486 towns ranked out of 34,875

Rivière-Pilote, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 11,486 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (Pas-de-Calais) comes last with 3.9%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking in France: Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s share of the valid votes

Towns in France ranked by Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s share of the valid votes in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, towns with 500 or more valid votes
Rank	Town	Department	Share of valid votes (%)	Population
1	Rivière-Pilote	Martinique (972)	67.2	11,695
2	Villetaneuse	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	65.4	12,599
3	Les Abymes	Guadeloupe (971)	64.1	51,441
4	La Courneuve	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	63.9	47,285
5	L'Île-Saint-Denis	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	62.1	8,715
6	Garges-lès-Gonesse	Val-d'Oise (95)	62.1	41,893
7	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	French Guiana (973)	62.0	54,718
8	Gennevilliers	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	61.1	51,177
9	Lamentin	Guadeloupe (971)	60.9	18,881
10	Les Mureaux	Yvelines (78)	60.7	34,793
11	Trappes	Yvelines (78)	60.6	34,788
12	Saint-Denis	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	60.5	149,936
13	Clichy-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	60.5	29,421
14	Gourbeyre	Guadeloupe (971)	60.3	7,412
15	Stains	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	60.2	41,471
16	Goyave	Guadeloupe (971)	60.2	7,630
17	Bobigny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	60.1	57,035
18	Aubervilliers	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	60.0	88,529
19	Petit-Canal	Guadeloupe (971)	59.7	8,337
20	Basse-Terre	Guadeloupe (971)	59.2	9,614
21	Morne-à-l'Eau	Guadeloupe (971)	58.8	16,367
22	Dugny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	58.5	11,728
23	Bouillante	Guadeloupe (971)	58.2	6,210
24	Port-Louis	Guadeloupe (971)	58.1	5,687
25	Saint-Esprit	Martinique (972)	58.0	10,409
26	Pointe-à-Pitre	Guadeloupe (971)	57.8	15,112
27	Le Prêcheur	Martinique (972)	57.1	1,489
28	Capesterre-Belle-Eau	Guadeloupe (971)	57.1	17,834
29	Sainte-Rose	Guadeloupe (971)	56.8	17,906
30	Grigny	Essonne (91)	56.8	26,888
31	Pointe-Noire	Guadeloupe (971)	56.7	5,855
32	Deshaies	Guadeloupe (971)	56.7	3,737
33	Épinay-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	56.4	52,944
34	Creil	Oise (60)	56.1	36,533
35	Vieux-Habitants	Guadeloupe (971)	56.1	7,237
36	Rivière-Salée	Martinique (972)	55.9	12,026
37	Sainte-Anne	Guadeloupe (971)	55.7	24,204
38	Villeneuve-la-Garenne	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	55.7	26,094
39	Le Lamentin	Martinique (972)	55.6	39,780
40	Anse-Bertrand	Guadeloupe (971)	55.5	4,469
41	Le Marin	Martinique (972)	55.4	8,558
42	Vieux-Fort	Guadeloupe (971)	55.4	1,702
43	Bellefontaine	Martinique (972)	55.4	1,873
44	Montreuil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	55.2	112,549
45	Baie-Mahault	Guadeloupe (971)	55.1	31,335
46	Vaulx-en-Velin	Rhône (69)	54.9	53,281
47	Sevran	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	54.9	52,682
48	Fort-de-France	Martinique (972)	54.8	76,120
49	Villiers-le-Bel	Val-d'Oise (95)	54.8	30,195
50	Macouria	French Guiana (973)	54.6	20,050
51	Mantes-la-Jolie	Yvelines (78)	54.4	43,683
52	Bagnolet	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	54.4	43,234
53	Valenton	Val-de-Marne (94)	54.2	14,444
54	Villepinte	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	54.2	41,579
55	Les Anses-d'Arlet	Martinique (972)	54.1	3,940
56	Saint-Louis	Guadeloupe (971)	53.9	2,644
57	Pantin	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	53.8	62,083
58	Sainte-Luce	Martinique (972)	53.8	9,605
59	Matoury	French Guiana (973)	53.7	36,694
60	Saint-Fons	Rhône (69)	53.7	19,342
61	Bondy	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	53.6	50,762
62	Case-Pilote	Martinique (972)	53.5	4,595
63	Baillif	Guadeloupe (971)	53.3	5,162
64	Saint-Joseph	Martinique (972)	53.3	16,427
65	Petit-Bourg	Guadeloupe (971)	53.1	24,919
66	Le Blanc-Mesnil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	52.9	62,547
67	Le Robert	Martinique (972)	52.8	21,651
68	Grand-Bourg	Guadeloupe (971)	52.6	4,689
69	Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante	Guadeloupe (971)	52.6	3,150
70	Goussainville	Val-d'Oise (95)	52.5	31,413
71	Noisy-le-Sec	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	52.5	45,634
72	Roubaix	Nord (59)	52.5	98,701
73	Le François	Martinique (972)	52.1	15,928
74	Cayenne	French Guiana (973)	52.0	62,951
75	Behren-lès-Forbach	Moselle (57)	52.0	6,203
76	Le Port	Réunion (974)	51.9	34,212
77	Ducos	Martinique (972)	51.8	18,321
78	Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	51.8	53,747
79	Saint-Pierre	Martinique (972)	51.7	3,984
80	Le Gosier	Guadeloupe (971)	51.7	27,983
81	Le Carbet	Martinique (972)	51.7	3,763
82	Le Moule	Guadeloupe (971)	51.6	23,249
83	Trois-Rivières	Guadeloupe (971)	51.5	7,548
84	Schœlcher	Martinique (972)	51.3	19,667
85	Le Morne-Vert	Martinique (972)	51.2	1,740
86	Le Vauclin	Martinique (972)	51.1	8,579
87	Sainte-Anne	Martinique (972)	50.9	4,356
88	Aulnay-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	50.7	87,951
89	Gros-Morne	Martinique (972)	50.6	9,684
90	La Verrière	Yvelines (78)	50.6	6,068
91	Mana	French Guiana (973)	50.6	11,076
92	Sainte-Marie	Martinique (972)	50.3	14,926
93	Le Diamant	Martinique (972)	50.2	6,234
94	Le Marigot	Martinique (972)	50.1	2,992
95	Évry-Courcouronnes	Essonne (91)	50.1	67,272
96	Chanteloup-les-Vignes	Yvelines (78)	50.1	10,925
97	Saint-Claude	Guadeloupe (971)	50.1	10,358
98	La Trinité	Martinique (972)	50.0	11,620
99	Argenteuil	Val-d'Oise (95)	49.9	106,546
100	Cilaos	Réunion (974)	49.5	5,083

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, election results by town; votes divided by valid votes (blank and spoiled ballots excluded) in the town in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, towns with 500 or more valid votes. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest scores for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in France: FAQ

Where did Jean-Luc Mélenchon score highest in France in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Rivière-Pilote (Martinique) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in France in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 67.2% of the valid votes.

What are the 10 towns in France where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

In order: Rivière-Pilote (67.2%), Villetaneuse (65.4%), Les Abymes (64.1%), La Courneuve (63.9%), L'Île-Saint-Denis (62.1%), Garges-lès-Gonesse (62.1%), Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (62.0%), Gennevilliers (61.1%), Lamentin (60.9%), and Les Mureaux (60.7%).

How many towns in France are ranked?

11,486 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes.

How is the score calculated?

The score is the number of votes for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the town, divided by the number of valid votes (all ballots except blank and spoiled ones), according to results published by the French Ministry of the Interior. Only towns with 500 or more valid votes are ranked: in a small town, a handful of votes can swing a percentage sharply. Official national result (all of France, including French citizens voting abroad): 21.95%.