Where did Jean-Luc Mélenchon score highest in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Avignon (Vaucluse) is where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 36.9% of the valid votes.

What are the 10 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur where Jean-Luc Mélenchon scored highest in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

In order: Avignon (36.9%), L'Argentière-la-Bessée (33.5%), Forcalquier (33.4%), Reillanne (32.8%), Port-de-Bouc (32.5%), Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (32.3%), Eygliers (31.8%), Marseille (31.1%), Berre-l'Étang (30.8%), and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (30.6%).

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

497 out of 946. 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%.

Highest Scores for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 2022 Presidential Election, First Round

This ranking covers 497 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. 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, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (Alpes-Maritimes) comes last with 6.4%.

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s share of the valid votes

Towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 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	Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	36.9	93,567
2	L'Argentière-la-Bessée	Hautes-Alpes (05)	33.5	2,356
3	Forcalquier	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	33.4	5,309
4	Reillanne	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	32.8	1,764
5	Port-de-Bouc	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	32.5	15,955
6	Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	32.3	1,344
7	Eygliers	Hautes-Alpes (05)	31.8	905
8	Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	31.1	892,391
9	Berre-l'Étang	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	30.8	13,912
10	Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	30.6	8,646
11	Châteauroux-les-Alpes	Hautes-Alpes (05)	30.6	1,269
12	Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	29.9	1,313
13	Saint-Maime	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	28.9	940
14	Vallouise-Pelvoux	Hautes-Alpes (05)	28.7	1,175
15	Veynes	Hautes-Alpes (05)	28.5	3,361
16	Miramas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	28.5	26,576
17	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	28.0	52,515
18	Banon	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	27.7	1,093
19	Briançon	Hautes-Alpes (05)	27.6	11,744
20	Saint-Martin-de-Castillon	Vaucluse (84)	27.4	696
21	Dauphin	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	27.2	851
22	La Roche-de-Rame	Hautes-Alpes (05)	26.9	923
23	Vitrolles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	26.7	37,134
24	Embrun	Hautes-Alpes (05)	26.7	6,757
25	La Roque-d'Anthéron	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	26.7	5,614
26	Guillestre	Hautes-Alpes (05)	26.5	2,377
27	Apt	Vaucluse (84)	26.3	10,359
28	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	26.0	5,235
29	Le Brusquet	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	25.7	993
30	Septèmes-les-Vallons	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	25.7	12,049
31	Digne-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	25.5	18,764
32	Le Pontet	Vaucluse (84)	25.2	18,566
33	Pelleautier	Hautes-Alpes (05)	25.1	895
34	Gardanne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	24.8	21,934
35	Val Buëch-Méouge	Hautes-Alpes (05)	24.7	1,381
36	Jausiers	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	24.7	1,171
37	Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	24.6	48,807
38	Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières	Hautes-Alpes (05)	24.6	1,150
39	Céreste-en-Luberon	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	24.5	1,248
40	Carpentras	Vaucluse (84)	24.2	32,388
41	Mane	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	24.1	1,437
42	Aubagne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	24.1	47,920
43	L'Escale	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	23.9	1,459
44	Tarascon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	23.9	15,526
45	Cadenet	Vaucluse (84)	23.8	4,441
46	Cavaillon	Vaucluse (84)	23.8	25,991
47	Serres	Hautes-Alpes (05)	23.7	1,325
48	Breil-sur-Roya	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	23.5	2,422
49	Orgon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	23.4	2,794
50	Aix-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	23.4	152,854
51	Manosque	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	23.3	23,349
52	Correns	Var (83)	23.2	900
53	Peyruis	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	23.2	2,843
54	Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas	Hautes-Alpes (05)	23.1	1,202
55	Aiglun	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	23.0	1,423
56	Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque	Vaucluse (84)	23.0	829
57	Rousset	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	23.0	5,541
58	Sorgues	Vaucluse (84)	22.9	19,227
59	Coaraze	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	22.9	832
60	Valréas	Vaucluse (84)	22.7	9,435
61	Cabrières-d'Aigues	Vaucluse (84)	22.7	960
62	La Motte-d'Aigues	Vaucluse (84)	22.7	1,472
63	Saignon	Vaucluse (84)	22.4	941
64	Drap	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	22.4	5,502
65	Beaumont-de-Pertuis	Vaucluse (84)	22.4	1,161
66	La Seyne-sur-Mer	Var (83)	22.2	64,430
67	La Penne-sur-Huveaune	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	22.2	6,656
68	Sisteron	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	22.1	8,097
69	Cucuron	Vaucluse (84)	21.9	1,919
70	Peipin	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	21.9	1,541
71	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur	Hautes-Alpes (05)	21.9	2,148
72	Vauvenargues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	21.9	1,080
73	Les Mées	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	21.7	4,158
74	Bollène	Vaucluse (84)	21.6	14,247
75	Carros	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	21.6	13,935
76	Le Broc	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	21.6	1,468
77	Crots	Hautes-Alpes (05)	21.6	1,218
78	Ampus	Var (83)	21.6	935
79	Gap	Hautes-Alpes (05)	21.5	42,685
80	Istres	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	21.5	44,953
81	Salon-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	21.5	44,736
82	Entrechaux	Vaucluse (84)	21.4	1,196
83	Nice	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	21.4	360,710
84	Sainte-Tulle	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	21.3	3,642
85	Le Monêtier-les-Bains	Hautes-Alpes (05)	21.3	947
86	Villars-sur-Var	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	21.3	786
87	Vaison-la-Romaine	Vaucluse (84)	21.3	6,199
88	Barcelonnette	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	21.2	2,674
89	Villar-Saint-Pancrace	Hautes-Alpes (05)	21.2	1,462
90	Saint-Chamas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	21.2	8,805
91	Chorges	Hautes-Alpes (05)	21.1	3,211
92	Rougiers	Var (83)	21.1	1,726
93	La Brillanne	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	21.1	1,138
94	Malemort-du-Comtat	Vaucluse (84)	21.1	2,000
95	Mormoiron	Vaucluse (84)	21.0	1,937
96	Volonne	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	21.0	1,666
97	Fos-sur-Mer	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	20.9	16,074
98	Meyrargues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	20.9	3,911
99	Ansouis	Vaucluse (84)	20.8	1,086
100	La Tour-d'Aigues	Vaucluse (84)	20.8	4,517

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.

The towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 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)

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