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

The towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 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)

Bethoncourt (Doubs) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 44.8% of the valid votes. Next come Chenôve (Côte-d'Or, 39.3%) and Grand-Charmont (Doubs, 36.7%).

620 towns ranked out of 3,685

Bethoncourt, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stBethoncourt 44.8% of valid votes Doubs
  2. 2ndChenôve 39.3% of valid votes Côte-d'Or
  3. 3rdGrand-Charmont 36.7% of valid votes Doubs

This ranking covers 620 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 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, Bonnétage (Doubs) comes last with 8.4%.

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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s share of the valid votes

Towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 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 (%) Proportional bar Population
1 Bethoncourt Doubs (25) 44.8 5,382
2 Chenôve Côte-d'Or (21) 39.3 14,415
3 Grand-Charmont Doubs (25) 36.7 5,943
4 Audincourt Doubs (25) 33.6 14,303
5 Besançon Doubs (25) 32.3 121,627
6 Sochaux Doubs (25) 31.3 3,756
7 Quetigny Côte-d'Or (21) 30.7 9,318
8 Valentigney Doubs (25) 30.5 10,683
9 Saint-Claude Jura (39) 30.1 8,594
10 Montbéliard Doubs (25) 29.8 25,159
11 Saint-Florentin Yonne (89) 29.8 4,217
12 Migennes Yonne (89) 29.6 6,765
13 Belfort Territoire de Belfort (90) 29.5 46,662
14 Mâlain Côte-d'Or (21) 28.9 811
15 Champforgeuil Saône-et-Loire (71) 28.2 2,674
16 Lons-le-Saunier Jura (39) 27.5 17,480
17 Offemont Territoire de Belfort (90) 27.2 4,139
18 Longvic Côte-d'Or (21) 27.1 9,035
19 Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 27.1 164,963
20 Joigny Yonne (89) 26.9 9,306
21 Beure Doubs (25) 26.7 1,319
22 Delle Territoire de Belfort (90) 26.7 5,698
23 Torcy Saône-et-Loire (71) 26.6 2,714
24 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 26.4 35,885
25 Hauts de Bienne Jura (39) 26.4 5,294
26 Macornay Jura (39) 25.8 1,053
27 Sens Yonne (89) 25.8 27,600
28 Arbois Jura (39) 25.7 3,306
29 Auxerre Yonne (89) 25.5 36,245
30 Salins-les-Bains Jura (39) 25.5 2,526
31 Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort (90) 25.5 4,781
32 Avanne-Aveney Doubs (25) 25.4 2,283
33 Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire (71) 25.3 46,481
34 Héricourt Haute-Saône (70) 25.2 10,850
35 Tonnerre Yonne (89) 24.9 4,421
36 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône (70) 24.9 2,856
37 Saint-Valérien Yonne (89) 24.9 1,845
38 Château-Chinon (Ville) Nièvre (58) 24.6 2,120
39 Clairvaux-les-Lacs Jura (39) 24.5 1,468
40 Poligny Jura (39) 24.4 4,351
41 Nevers Nièvre (58) 24.3 34,018
42 Dole Jura (39) 24.3 24,654
43 Moirans-en-Montagne Jura (39) 24.2 2,217
44 Nanchez Jura (39) 24.1 805
45 Chalezeule Doubs (25) 23.9 1,362
46 Villeneuve-la-Guyard Yonne (89) 23.9 3,516
47 Vesoul Haute-Saône (70) 23.5 15,833
48 Beaucourt Territoire de Belfort (90) 23.5 5,029
49 Lormes Nièvre (58) 23.4 1,277
50 Cluny Saône-et-Loire (71) 23.3 5,206
51 Danjoutin Territoire de Belfort (90) 23.3 3,584
52 Coteaux du Lizon Jura (39) 23.2 2,212
53 Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux Jura (39) 23.1 1,858
54 Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire (71) 23.1 20,799
55 La Charité-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 23.1 4,747
56 Exincourt Doubs (25) 23.0 3,330
57 Montchanin Saône-et-Loire (71) 23.0 5,038
58 Foucherans Jura (39) 22.9 2,328
59 Paron Yonne (89) 22.9 4,940
60 Champagnole Jura (39) 22.8 8,456
61 Torpes Doubs (25) 22.8 1,012
62 Novillars Doubs (25) 22.7 1,352
63 Plombières-lès-Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 22.4 2,558
64 Montceau-les-Mines Saône-et-Loire (71) 22.4 17,325
65 Sainte-Suzanne Doubs (25) 22.3 1,524
66 Vieux-Charmont Doubs (25) 22.3 2,823
67 Valdoie Territoire de Belfort (90) 22.3 5,394
68 Montmorot Jura (39) 22.1 3,607
69 Quingey Doubs (25) 22.1 1,321
70 Marsannay-la-Côte Côte-d'Or (21) 22.0 5,499
71 Orgelet Jura (39) 22.0 1,590
72 Roche-lez-Beaupré Doubs (25) 21.9 2,177
73 Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude Jura (39) 21.9 2,438
74 Pérouse Territoire de Belfort (90) 21.9 1,239
75 Étupes Doubs (25) 21.7 3,770
76 Neuilly-Crimolois Côte-d'Or (21) 21.7 3,620
77 Lure Haute-Saône (70) 21.7 8,054
78 Clamecy Nièvre (58) 21.7 3,726
79 Escamps Yonne (89) 21.6 854
80 Deux Rivières Yonne (89) 21.5 1,269
81 Gron Yonne (89) 21.5 1,368
82 Laroche-Saint-Cydroine Yonne (89) 21.5 1,208
83 Essert Territoire de Belfort (90) 21.4 3,488
84 Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard Doubs (25) 21.4 1,393
85 Perrigny-lès-Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 21.4 2,408
86 Messia-sur-Sorne Jura (39) 21.1 929
87 École-Valentin Doubs (25) 21.1 2,622
88 Morre Doubs (25) 21.1 1,370
89 Chemaudin et Vaux Doubs (25) 21.1 2,155
90 Grandfontaine Doubs (25) 21.1 1,867
91 Sevrey Saône-et-Loire (71) 21.0 1,223
92 Amagney Doubs (25) 21.0 943
93 Saint-Rémy Saône-et-Loire (71) 20.9 6,558
94 Charmoy Yonne (89) 20.7 1,133
95 Avallon Yonne (89) 20.7 6,465
96 Chevannes Yonne (89) 20.6 2,208
97 Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe Yonne (89) 20.6 1,105
98 Champvans Jura (39) 20.6 1,494
99 Serre-les-Sapins Doubs (25) 20.5 2,040
100 Perrigny Jura (39) 20.5 1,589

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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: FAQ

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

Bethoncourt (Doubs) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 44.8% of the valid votes.

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

In order: Bethoncourt (44.8%), Chenôve (39.3%), Grand-Charmont (36.7%), Audincourt (33.6%), Besançon (32.3%), Sochaux (31.3%), Quetigny (30.7%), Valentigney (30.5%), Saint-Claude (30.1%), and Montbéliard (29.8%).

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

620 out of 3,685. 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%.

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