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The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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)

Cenon (Gironde) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 38.9% of the valid votes. Next come Lormont (Gironde, 36.8%) and Bègles (Gironde, 34.8%).

1,384 towns ranked out of 4,293

Cenon, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stCenon 38.9% of valid votes Gironde
  2. View of Lormont 2ndLormont 36.8% of valid votes Gironde
  3. 3rdBègles 34.8% of valid votes Gironde

Photos: © Christophe Durand, CC BY-SA 2.0

This ranking covers 1,384 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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, Bégadan (Gironde) comes last with 5.5%.

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

Towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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 Cenon Gironde (33) 38.9 27,065
2 Lormont Gironde (33) 36.8 26,158
3 Bègles Gironde (33) 34.8 32,221
4 Poitiers Vienne (86) 34.4 92,187
5 Floirac Gironde (33) 33.6 18,439
6 Angoulême Charente (16) 31.9 43,454
7 Saint-Vite Lot-et-Garonne (47) 31.1 1,215
8 Talence Gironde (33) 31.1 47,340
9 Eymoutiers Haute-Vienne (87) 30.6 2,068
10 Paillet Gironde (33) 30.0 1,187
11 Sansais Deux-Sèvres (79) 29.9 843
12 Soyaux Charente (16) 29.7 10,396
13 Exideuil-sur-Vienne Charente (16) 29.4 1,047
14 Biriatou Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 29.2 1,324
15 Bordeaux Gironde (33) 29.1 271,552
16 Béruges Vienne (86) 28.9 1,557
17 Langoiran Gironde (33) 28.8 2,251
18 Carsac-Aillac Dordogne (24) 28.8 1,616
19 Beaussais-Vitré Deux-Sèvres (79) 28.4 1,000
20 Tabanac Gironde (33) 28.3 1,100
21 Mourenx Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 28.2 5,859
22 Bassens Gironde (33) 28.2 8,485
23 Château-Chervix Haute-Vienne (87) 28.1 801
24 Neuvic Corrèze (19) 27.9 1,813
25 Laguenne-sur-Avalouze Corrèze (19) 27.6 1,603
26 Saint-Macaire Gironde (33) 27.4 2,087
27 Les Eyzies Dordogne (24) 27.1 1,151
28 La Rochelle Charente-Maritime (17) 27.0 81,843
29 Prailles-La Couarde Deux-Sèvres (79) 27.0 950
30 Melle Deux-Sèvres (79) 27.0 6,021
31 Montignac-Lascaux Dordogne (24) 26.9 2,812
32 Felletin Creuse (23) 26.7 1,740
33 Loupiac Gironde (33) 26.6 1,110
34 Aubusson Creuse (23) 26.6 3,162
35 Béguey Gironde (33) 26.5 1,318
36 Villenave-d'Ornon Gironde (33) 26.4 42,858
37 Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 26.2 33,656
38 La Chapelle-des-Pots Charente-Maritime (17) 26.2 1,046
39 Pessac Gironde (33) 26.2 68,102
40 Peyrat-le-Château Haute-Vienne (87) 26.0 1,039
41 Rions Gironde (33) 26.0 1,505
42 Limoges Haute-Vienne (87) 26.0 131,817
43 Carbon-Blanc Gironde (33) 25.9 8,416
44 Aytré Charente-Maritime (17) 25.9 9,881
45 Lagarde-Marc-la-Tour Corrèze (19) 25.9 948
46 Celles-sur-Belle Deux-Sèvres (79) 25.8 3,909
47 Saint-André-d'Allas Dordogne (24) 25.8 915
48 Niort Deux-Sèvres (79) 25.7 61,675
49 La Douze Dordogne (24) 25.7 1,168
50 Smarves Vienne (86) 25.7 2,985
51 Préchac Gironde (33) 25.5 1,081
52 La Réole Gironde (33) 25.5 4,577
53 Louvie-Juzon Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 25.5 1,097
54 Buxerolles Vienne (86) 25.5 10,408
55 Hendaye Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 25.5 18,506
56 Cadillac-sur-Garonne Gironde (33) 25.4 2,696
57 Biard Vienne (86) 25.4 1,940
58 Nouaillé-Maupertuis Vienne (86) 25.4 3,027
59 Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat Creuse (23) 25.4 1,067
60 Lavoux Vienne (86) 25.3 1,208
61 Guéret Creuse (23) 25.2 13,584
62 Tercé Vienne (86) 25.1 1,156
63 Verdelais Gironde (33) 25.1 1,065
64 Sainte-Fortunade Corrèze (19) 25.0 1,854
65 Saint-Pierre-d'Aurillac Gironde (33) 25.0 1,271
66 Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 25.0 81,891
67 tied Saint-Sulpice-Laurière Haute-Vienne (87) 25.0 809
67 tied Le Douhet Charente-Maritime (17) 25.0 725
69 Razès Haute-Vienne (87) 25.0 1,160
70 Arudy Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 24.9 2,265
71 Sabres Landes (40) 24.9 1,353
72 Peujard Gironde (33) 24.9 2,231
73 Gauriaguet Gironde (33) 24.9 1,616
74 Chiré-en-Montreuil Vienne (86) 24.8 937
75 Toulenne Gironde (33) 24.7 2,918
76 Torsac Charente (16) 24.7 757
77 Tulle Corrèze (19) 24.7 14,017
78 Quinçay Vienne (86) 24.6 2,197
79 Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde (33) 24.6 2,518
80 Pays de Belvès Dordogne (24) 24.5 1,337
81 Esnandes Charente-Maritime (17) 24.4 2,260
82 Migné-Auxances Vienne (86) 24.4 6,381
83 Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans Dordogne (24) 24.4 1,144
84 Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 24.4 55,590
85 Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand Gironde (33) 24.3 2,066
86 Baurech Gironde (33) 24.3 922
87 Oloron-Sainte-Marie Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 24.3 11,279
88 Saint-Michel Charente (16) 24.3 3,219
89 Quinsac Gironde (33) 24.3 2,254
90 Boivre-la-Vallée Vienne (86) 24.2 3,079
91 Jumilhac-le-Grand Dordogne (24) 24.2 1,173
92 Villandraut Gironde (33) 24.2 1,131
93 Savignac-les-Églises Dordogne (24) 24.1 1,023
94 Saint-Julien-en-Born Landes (40) 24.1 1,819
95 Saintes Charente-Maritime (17) 24.1 26,773
96 Saint-Germain-du-Salembre Dordogne (24) 24.1 917
97 Monségur Gironde (33) 24.0 1,640
98 Cornil Corrèze (19) 24.0 1,281
99 Aiguillon Lot-et-Garonne (47) 24.0 4,083
100 Canéjan Gironde (33) 24.0 5,829

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

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

Cenon (Gironde) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 38.9% of the valid votes.

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

In order: Cenon (38.9%), Lormont (36.8%), Bègles (34.8%), Poitiers (34.4%), Floirac (33.6%), Angoulême (31.9%), Saint-Vite (31.1%), Talence (31.1%), Eymoutiers (30.6%), and Paillet (30.0%).

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

1,384 out of 4,293. 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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