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

The towns in Corsica 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 Corsica in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Corsica in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 38.4% of the valid votes.

Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Corsica in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 38.4% of the valid votes. Next come Figari (Corse-du-Sud, 18.6%) and Eccica-Suarella (Corse-du-Sud, 17.6%).

55 towns ranked out of 360

Santa-Maria-di-Lota, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 55 of the 360 towns in Corsica. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes. At the other end of the ranking, Grosseto-Prugna (Corse-du-Sud) comes last with 5.1%.

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 Corsica: Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s share of the valid votes

Towns in Corsica 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	Santa-Maria-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	38.4	2,074
2	Figari	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	18.6	1,806
3	Eccica-Suarella	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	17.6	1,425
4	Luri	Haute-Corse (2B)	17.4	889
5	Bastia	Haute-Corse (2B)	17.4	47,374
6	Sisco	Haute-Corse (2B)	16.7	1,192
7	Zonza	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	16.2	3,026
8	Porto-Vecchio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	16.1	11,387
9	Olmeto	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	15.8	1,313
10	Conca	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	15.7	1,193
11	Monticello	Haute-Corse (2B)	15.4	2,110
12	Ajaccio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	14.9	77,132
13	Sarrola-Carcopino	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	14.7	3,324
14	Penta-di-Casinca	Haute-Corse (2B)	14.6	3,706
15	Cuttoli-Corticchiato	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	14.4	2,087
16	Brando	Haute-Corse (2B)	14.3	1,622
17	San-Martino-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	14.3	3,084
18	Alata	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	14.0	3,752
19	Bastelicaccia	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	14.0	4,489
20	Sartène	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.6	3,824
21	Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani	Haute-Corse (2B)	13.5	1,542
22	San-Gavino-di-Carbini	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.4	1,229
23	Cervione	Haute-Corse (2B)	13.4	2,171
24	Afa	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.3	3,406
25	Cauro	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.3	1,510
26	Vico	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.2	1,013
27	Propriano	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.0	4,028
28	San-Nicolao	Haute-Corse (2B)	13.0	2,084
29	Ghisonaccia	Haute-Corse (2B)	13.0	4,460
30	Calenzana	Haute-Corse (2B)	12.8	2,714
31	Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo	Haute-Corse (2B)	12.5	3,945
32	Corte	Haute-Corse (2B)	12.4	7,931
33	Bonifacio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	12.4	3,404
34	Peri	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	12.0	2,088
35	Lucciana	Haute-Corse (2B)	12.0	7,012
36	Furiani	Haute-Corse (2B)	11.8	6,684
37	Appietto	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	11.7	1,786
38	Oletta	Haute-Corse (2B)	11.6	1,807
39	Lumio	Haute-Corse (2B)	11.6	1,239
40	Vescovato	Haute-Corse (2B)	11.4	3,426
41	Sotta	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	11.2	1,920
42	Albitreccia	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	11.2	1,866
43	Pietrosella	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	11.0	2,094
44	L'Île-Rousse	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.8	3,293
45	Ville-di-Pietrabugno	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.7	3,274
46	Aléria	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.4	2,297
47	Biguglia	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.1	7,780
48	Venzolasca	Haute-Corse (2B)	9.7	1,891
49	Saint-Florent	Haute-Corse (2B)	9.6	1,707
50	Calvi	Haute-Corse (2B)	9.4	5,869
51	Lecci	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	9.1	2,166
52	Sari-Solenzara	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	8.3	1,466
53	Ventiseri	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.6	2,670
54	Borgo	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.0	10,507
55	Grosseto-Prugna	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	5.1	3,926

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 Corsica: FAQ

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

Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Corsica in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 38.4% of the valid votes.

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

In order: Santa-Maria-di-Lota (38.4%), Figari (18.6%), Eccica-Suarella (17.6%), Luri (17.4%), Bastia (17.4%), Sisco (16.7%), Zonza (16.2%), Porto-Vecchio (16.1%), Olmeto (15.8%), and Conca (15.7%).

How many towns in Corsica are ranked?

55 out of 360. 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%.