Which town in Pays de la Loire had the lowest turnout in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe) had the lowest turnout in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 65.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest turnout in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

In order: Sablé-sur-Sarthe (65.5%), La Ferté-Bernard (66.5%), Coulaines (66.9%), Mamers (67.7%), Allonnes (67.9%), Villaines-la-Juhel (69.2%), Montval-sur-Loir (69.4%), Bonnétable (69.7%), Saint-Calais (69.7%), and Le Mans (70.1%).

Which town in Pays de la Loire had the highest turnout in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Saint-Mathurin (Vendée) had the highest turnout in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 86.1% of registered voters cast a ballot. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest turnout in the first round of the 2022 presidential election.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

428 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

How is turnout calculated?

It is the share of voters registered on the commune’s electoral rolls who cast a ballot, blank and spoiled ballots included, according to results published by the French Ministry of the Interior. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

Lowest Turnout in Pays de la Loire (2026): 2022 Presidential Election, First Round

This ranking covers 428 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Mathurin (Vendée) comes last with 86.1%.

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: lowest turnout (2022 presidential, 1st round) in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Turnout	Population
1	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	65.5	12,850
2	La Ferté-Bernard	Sarthe (72)	66.5	8,981
3	Coulaines	Sarthe (72)	66.9	8,226
4	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	67.7	5,150
5	Allonnes	Sarthe (72)	67.9	10,846
6	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	69.2	2,713
7	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	69.4	5,827
8	Bonnétable	Sarthe (72)	69.7	3,755
9	Saint-Calais	Sarthe (72)	69.7	3,146
10	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	70.1	148,876
11	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	70.5	12,716
12	La Châtaigneraie	Vendée (85)	70.7	2,638
13	Luçon	Vendée (85)	70.8	9,704
14	Parcé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	70.9	2,004
15	Le Lude	Sarthe (72)	71.0	4,036
16	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sarthe (72)	71.3	2,276
17 tied	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	71.3	76,243
17 tied	Renazé	Mayenne (53)	71.3	2,560
19	Saumur	Maine-et-Loire (49)	71.4	27,096
20	L'Île-d'Yeu	Vendée (85)	71.5	5,021
21	Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	71.5	2,969
22	Évron	Mayenne (53)	71.6	8,421
23	Bouloire	Sarthe (72)	71.7	2,154
24	Trignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	71.9	8,517
25	Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	72.0	162,290
26	Connerré	Sarthe (72)	72.0	2,818
27	Ambrières-les-Vallées	Mayenne (53)	72.2	2,661
28	La Flèche	Sarthe (72)	72.4	15,884
29	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	72.5	57,683
30	Mulsanne	Sarthe (72)	72.5	5,352
31	Marolles-les-Braults	Sarthe (72)	72.6	2,061
32	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	72.6	13,612
33	Longué-Jumelles	Maine-et-Loire (49)	72.6	6,665
34	Craon	Mayenne (53)	72.7	4,579
35	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	72.8	56,363
36	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	72.9	14,668
37	Précigné	Sarthe (72)	73.0	3,016
38	Gorron	Mayenne (53)	73.1	2,485
39	Noyen-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	73.1	2,603
40	La Suze-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	73.2	4,747
41	Bessé-sur-Braye	Sarthe (72)	73.3	2,018
42	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	73.6	5,541
43	Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain	Sarthe (72)	73.6	2,336
44	Derval	Loire-Atlantique (44)	73.8	3,897
45	Saint-Mars-la-Brière	Sarthe (72)	73.8	2,715
46	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	73.9	17,255
47	Durtal	Maine-et-Loire (49)	73.9	3,456
48 tied	Laval	Mayenne (53)	73.9	51,719
48 tied	Montreuil-Bellay	Maine-et-Loire (49)	73.9	3,978
50	Arnage	Sarthe (72)	74.1	5,548
51	Vernantes	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.2	2,036
52	Montfort-le-Gesnois	Sarthe (72)	74.2	2,972
53	Bois-de-Céné	Vendée (85)	74.4	2,286
54 tied	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	74.4	51,681
54 tied	Saint-Joachim	Loire-Atlantique (44)	74.4	4,168
56	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	74.4	7,378
57	Soudan	Loire-Atlantique (44)	74.4	2,004
58 tied	Baugé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.5	11,939
58 tied	Doué-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.5	11,303
60	Les Hauts-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.5	8,900
61	Mayet	Sarthe (72)	74.5	3,231
62	Montsûrs	Mayenne (53)	74.6	3,250
63	Lassay-les-Châteaux	Mayenne (53)	74.6	2,278
64 tied	Les Sables-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	74.7	50,924
64 tied	Beaufort-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.7	7,054
66	Val d'Erdre-Auxence	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.7	5,062
67	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	74.9	9,000
68	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.0	44,286
69	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	75.0	5,599
70	Vibraye	Sarthe (72)	75.0	2,558
71	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.0	6,795
72	Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.1	3,372
73	Brain-sur-Allonnes	Maine-et-Loire (49)	75.1	2,097
74	Saint-Mars-d'Outillé	Sarthe (72)	75.2	2,517
75	La Limouzinière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.2	2,513
76	Loué	Sarthe (72)	75.3	2,188
77	Ruaudin	Sarthe (72)	75.3	3,542
78	Meslay-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	75.3	2,831
79	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.3	8,298
80 tied	Saint-Jean-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	75.5	9,079
80 tied	Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron	Vendée (85)	75.5	2,773
82	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.5	332,515
83	Bouguenais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.5	20,862
84	Paimbœuf	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.6	3,138
85 tied	Challans	Vendée (85)	75.6	23,627
85 tied	Le Champ-Saint-Père	Vendée (85)	75.6	2,154
87	Notre-Dame-des-Landes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.6	2,397
88	Couëron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.7	24,367
89 tied	Écommoy	Sarthe (72)	75.7	4,957
89 tied	Cérans-Foulletourte	Sarthe (72)	75.7	3,390
91	Frossay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.7	3,373
92	Abbaretz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.8	2,112
93	Rougé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.8	2,184
94	Bazouges Cré sur Loir	Sarthe (72)	75.8	2,034
95	Erbray	Loire-Atlantique (44)	75.8	3,132
96	Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	75.9	18,379
97	Nalliers	Vendée (85)	75.9	2,425
98	Aubigné-Racan	Sarthe (72)	76.0	2,177
99	Saint-Pierre-la-Cour	Mayenne (53)	76.0	2,350
100	Les Touches	Loire-Atlantique (44)	76.1	2,673

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, election results; voters as a share of registered voters in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest turnout in the first round of the 2022 presidential election

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