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

The towns in Centre-Val de Loire 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 Centre-Val de Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Vernouillet (Eure-et-Loir) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Centre-Val de Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 45.4% of the valid votes.

Vernouillet (Eure-et-Loir) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Centre-Val de Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 45.4% of the valid votes. Next come Dreux (Eure-et-Loir, 45.3%) and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Indre-et-Loire, 39.1%).

596 towns ranked out of 1,754

Vernouillet, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

Photos: © Adrien Goussard, CC BY-SA 4.0

This ranking covers 596 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. 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, Ver-lès-Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) comes last with 6.3%.

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 Centre-Val de Loire: Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s share of the valid votes

Towns in Centre-Val de Loire 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	Vernouillet	Eure-et-Loir (28)	45.4	12,503
2	Dreux	Eure-et-Loir (28)	45.3	32,045
3	Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	Indre-et-Loire (37)	39.1	16,124
4	Châlette-sur-Loing	Loiret (45)	32.3	12,883
5	Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Loiret (45)	30.5	16,992
6	Luray	Eure-et-Loir (28)	30.1	1,591
7	Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	29.9	141,746
8	La Riche	Indre-et-Loire (37)	29.8	10,599
9	Blois	Loir-et-Cher (41)	28.5	48,742
10	Orléans	Loiret (45)	28.5	118,788
11	Fleury-les-Aubrais	Loiret (45)	27.2	22,020
12	Mainvilliers	Eure-et-Loir (28)	26.7	10,840
13	Joué-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	26.5	38,836
14	Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny	Indre-et-Loire (37)	26.4	1,601
15	Pithiviers	Loiret (45)	25.7	8,989
16	Villaines-les-Rochers	Indre-et-Loire (37)	25.5	1,062
17	Saran	Loiret (45)	25.4	17,535
18	Lunery	Cher (18)	25.2	1,500
19	Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Loiret (45)	25.0	23,773
20	Épernon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	24.2	5,811
21	Bourges	Cher (18)	24.0	66,155
22	Châteauroux	Indre (36)	23.9	44,536
23	Lussault-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	23.6	902
24	Dadonville	Loiret (45)	23.4	2,404
25	Vierzon	Cher (18)	23.2	25,527
26	Pontgouin	Eure-et-Loir (28)	23.0	1,444
27	Huismes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	22.8	1,533
28	Chartres	Eure-et-Loir (28)	22.8	39,318
29	Argenton-sur-Creuse	Indre (36)	22.8	5,010
30	Beaugency	Loiret (45)	22.6	8,192
31	Montargis	Loiret (45)	22.5	15,193
32	Lucé	Eure-et-Loir (28)	22.4	16,166
33	Pigny	Cher (18)	22.4	982
34	Gien	Loiret (45)	22.3	13,808
35	La Ville-aux-Dames	Indre-et-Loire (37)	22.3	5,677
36	La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	22.2	11,194
37	Sainte-Gemme-Moronval	Eure-et-Loir (28)	22.1	1,146
38	Bou	Loiret (45)	22.0	1,062
39	Ambrault	Indre (36)	22.0	903
40	Chinon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	21.9	8,432
41	Montlouis-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	21.6	11,536
42	Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Eure-et-Loir (28)	21.5	6,497
43	Cheillé	Indre-et-Loire (37)	21.3	1,949
44	Saint-Florent-sur-Cher	Cher (18)	21.3	6,556
45	Henrichemont	Cher (18)	21.2	1,746
46	Issoudun	Indre (36)	21.2	11,403
47	Vendôme	Loir-et-Cher (41)	21.2	16,364
48	Châteaudun	Eure-et-Loir (28)	21.1	13,129
49	Amboise	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.9	13,303
50	Château-Renault	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.9	4,454
51	Véretz	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.8	4,734
52	Courçay	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.7	811
53	Briare	Loiret (45)	20.6	4,979
54	Dordives	Loiret (45)	20.6	3,318
55	Vallières-les-Grandes	Loir-et-Cher (41)	20.4	959
56	Tréon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	20.4	1,445
57	Le Malesherbois	Loiret (45)	20.3	8,175
58	Maintenon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	20.3	4,606
59	Reugny	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.2	1,801
60	Langeais	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.2	4,425
61	Saint-Genouph	Indre-et-Loire (37)	20.2	1,031
62	Le Pêchereau	Indre (36)	20.1	1,788
63	Semoy	Loiret (45)	20.1	3,346
64	Saint-Germain-du-Puy	Cher (18)	20.1	4,843
65	Meung-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	20.0	6,793
66	Saint-Gaultier	Indre (36)	20.0	1,722
67	Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles	Eure-et-Loir (28)	19.9	1,633
68	Champhol	Eure-et-Loir (28)	19.9	3,759
69	Le Grand-Pressigny	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.9	896
70	Droue-sur-Drouette	Eure-et-Loir (28)	19.8	1,241
71	Cormery	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.8	1,943
72	Villebarou	Loir-et-Cher (41)	19.8	2,646
73	Beaulieu-lès-Loches	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.8	1,763
74	Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet	Indre (36)	19.8	933
75	Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.7	983
76	Rivarennes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.7	1,017
77	Chambourg-sur-Indre	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.7	1,289
78	Sully-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	19.7	5,175
79	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Loiret (45)	19.6	9,697
80	Gallardon	Eure-et-Loir (28)	19.6	3,595
81	Azay-sur-Cher	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.6	3,302
82	Foëcy	Cher (18)	19.6	2,081
83	Nazelles-Négron	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.6	3,837
84	Saint-Marcel	Indre (36)	19.5	1,547
85	Monteaux	Loir-et-Cher (41)	19.5	748
86	Rochecorbon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.5	3,299
87	Valencisse	Loir-et-Cher (41)	19.4	2,420
88	Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommeray	Loir-et-Cher (41)	19.4	1,886
89	Beaumont-en-Véron	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.3	2,802
90	Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel	Loiret (45)	19.3	3,130
91	Cinq-Mars-la-Pile	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.3	4,073
92	Artannes-sur-Indre	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.2	2,850
93	Lèves	Eure-et-Loir (28)	19.2	5,848
94	Vineuil	Loir-et-Cher (41)	19.1	8,270
95	Pernay	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.1	1,627
96	Belleville-sur-Loire	Cher (18)	19.1	1,015
97	Pocé-sur-Cisse	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.1	1,798
98	Athée-sur-Cher	Indre-et-Loire (37)	19.0	2,886
99	Trouy	Cher (18)	19.0	4,146
100	Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	Loir-et-Cher (41)	19.0	3,275

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 Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Where did Jean-Luc Mélenchon score highest in Centre-Val de Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Vernouillet (Eure-et-Loir) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Centre-Val de Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 45.4% of the valid votes.

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

In order: Vernouillet (45.4%), Dreux (45.3%), Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (39.1%), Châlette-sur-Loing (32.3%), Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (30.5%), Luray (30.1%), Tours (29.9%), La Riche (29.8%), Blois (28.5%), and Orléans (28.5%).

How many towns in Centre-Val de Loire are ranked?

596 out of 1,754. 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%.