Which town in France had the lowest turnout in the 2024 European elections?

Maripasoula (French Guiana) had the lowest turnout in France in the 2024 European elections: 3.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

What are the 10 towns in France with the lowest turnout in the 2024 European elections?

In order: Maripasoula (3.2%), Papaichton (4.0%), Grand-Santi (4.7%), Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (5.1%), Saint-Georges (5.1%), Apatou (6.5%), Mana (7.0%), Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (7.7%), Macouria (8.0%), and Grand-Bourg (8.4%).

Which town in France had the highest turnout in the 2024 European elections?

Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle (Rhône) had the highest turnout in France in the 2024 European elections: 72.1% of registered voters cast a ballot. See the towns in France with the highest turnout in the 2024 European elections.

How many towns in France are ranked?

5,619 out of 34,875. 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 France (2026): 2024 European Elections

This ranking covers 5,619 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle (Rhône) comes last with 72.1%.

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 (2024 European elections) in France

Rank	Town	Department	Turnout	Population
1	Maripasoula	French Guiana (973)	3.2	9,717
2	Papaichton	French Guiana (973)	4.0	5,029
3	Grand-Santi	French Guiana (973)	4.7	9,675
4	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	French Guiana (973)	5.1	54,718
5	Saint-Georges	French Guiana (973)	5.1	4,967
6	Apatou	French Guiana (973)	6.5	10,327
7	Mana	French Guiana (973)	7.0	11,076
8	Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante	Guadeloupe (971)	7.7	3,150
9	Macouria	French Guiana (973)	8.0	20,050
10	Grand-Bourg	Guadeloupe (971)	8.4	4,689
11	Saint-Louis	Guadeloupe (971)	8.5	2,644
12	Rivière-Pilote	Martinique (972)	8.8	11,695
13	Cayenne	French Guiana (973)	8.9	62,951
14	Port-Louis	Guadeloupe (971)	9.0	5,687
15	Sainte-Marie	Martinique (972)	9.3	14,926
16	Matoury	French Guiana (973)	9.3	36,694
17	Sinnamary	French Guiana (973)	9.6	2,791
18	Morne-à-l'Eau	Guadeloupe (971)	10.2	16,367
19	Saint-Joseph	Martinique (972)	10.3	16,427
20	Roura	French Guiana (973)	10.3	3,486
21	Anse-Bertrand	Guadeloupe (971)	10.4	4,469
22	Le Marigot	Martinique (972)	10.5	2,992
23	Rivière-Salée	Martinique (972)	10.6	12,026
24	Pointe-Noire	Guadeloupe (971)	10.6	5,855
25	Le Marin	Martinique (972)	10.7	8,558
26	Les Abymes	Guadeloupe (971)	10.9	51,441
27	Le Vauclin	Martinique (972)	10.9	8,579
28	Saint-Esprit	Martinique (972)	11.0	10,409
29	Kourou	French Guiana (973)	11.1	25,026
30	Gros-Morne	Martinique (972)	11.1	9,684
31	Le Lamentin	Martinique (972)	11.1	39,780
32 tied	Sainte-Anne	Martinique (972)	11.3	4,356
32 tied	Les Anses-d'Arlet	Martinique (972)	11.3	3,940
34	Saint-Pierre	Martinique (972)	11.3	3,984
35	Petit-Canal	Guadeloupe (971)	11.5	8,337
36	Capesterre-Belle-Eau	Guadeloupe (971)	11.8	17,834
37	Le Robert	Martinique (972)	11.9	21,651
38	Le François	Martinique (972)	12.1	15,928
39	Bouillante	Guadeloupe (971)	12.3	6,210
40	Ducos	Martinique (972)	12.4	18,321
41	Fort-de-France	Martinique (972)	12.5	76,120
42	Montsinéry-Tonnegrande	French Guiana (973)	12.5	3,645
43	Basse-Pointe	Martinique (972)	12.6	2,881
44	Le Moule	Guadeloupe (971)	12.7	23,249
45	Sainte-Luce	Martinique (972)	12.9	9,605
46	Goyave	Guadeloupe (971)	12.9	7,630
47	Lamentin	Guadeloupe (971)	13.1	18,881
48	Le Lorrain	Martinique (972)	13.3	6,635
49	Le Gosier	Guadeloupe (971)	13.4	27,983
50	Sainte-Anne	Guadeloupe (971)	13.5	24,204
51	Bandraboua	Mayotte (976)	13.8	16,275
52	La Trinité	Martinique (972)	14.1	11,620
53	Camopi	French Guiana (973)	14.2	2,197
54	Basse-Terre	Guadeloupe (971)	14.2	9,614
55	Vieux-Habitants	Guadeloupe (971)	14.5	7,237
56	Gourbeyre	Guadeloupe (971)	14.7	7,412
57	Deshaies	Guadeloupe (971)	14.8	3,737
58	Trois-Rivières	Guadeloupe (971)	15.1	7,548
59	Le Morne-Rouge	Martinique (972)	15.2	4,438
60	Baie-Mahault	Guadeloupe (971)	15.2	31,335
61	Sainte-Rose	Guadeloupe (971)	15.5	17,906
62	Saint-François	Guadeloupe (971)	15.8	14,101
63	Mtsamboro	Mayotte (976)	15.9	11,613
64	Petit-Bourg	Guadeloupe (971)	15.9	24,919
65	Baillif	Guadeloupe (971)	16.1	5,162
66	Les Trois-Îlets	Martinique (972)	16.2	6,584
67	Koungou	Mayotte (976)	16.6	36,971
68	Cilaos	Réunion (974)	16.6	5,083
69	Pointe-à-Pitre	Guadeloupe (971)	16.6	15,112
70	Le Diamant	Martinique (972)	16.7	6,234
71	Remire-Montjoly	French Guiana (973)	16.8	28,068
72	Le Carbet	Martinique (972)	17.1	3,763
73	Dzaoudzi	Mayotte (976)	17.3	20,336
74	Ouangani	Mayotte (976)	17.5	14,534
75	Case-Pilote	Martinique (972)	17.5	4,595
76	Mamoudzou	Mayotte (976)	17.6	94,603
77	Saint-Louis	Réunion (974)	17.9	55,653
78	Dembeni	Mayotte (976)	18.4	20,387
79	Saint-André	Réunion (974)	18.4	59,351
80	Schœlcher	Martinique (972)	19.0	19,667
81	Salazie	Réunion (974)	19.2	7,330
82	Saint-Claude	Guadeloupe (971)	19.4	10,358
83	Tsingoni	Mayotte (976)	19.9	14,194
84	Pamandzi	Mayotte (976)	20.1	11,446
85	M'Tsangamouji	Mayotte (976)	20.6	11,966
86	Saint-Benoît	Réunion (974)	21.1	38,967
87	Le Port	Réunion (974)	21.7	34,212
88	Sada	Mayotte (976)	21.8	12,623
89	Chirongui	Mayotte (976)	22.0	10,245
90	Saint-Philippe	Réunion (974)	22.4	5,150
91	Acoua	Mayotte (976)	22.5	5,865
92	Les Trois-Bassins	Réunion (974)	23.6	7,312
93	Saint-Leu	Réunion (974)	23.7	36,687
94	Bandrele	Mayotte (976)	23.8	11,856
95	Saint-Paul	Réunion (974)	24.1	109,405
96	Bras-Panon	Réunion (974)	24.4	13,232
97	La Possession	Réunion (974)	24.5	37,005
98	Sainte-Marie	Réunion (974)	24.8	37,527
99	Sainte-Suzanne	Réunion (974)	26.5	25,809
100	Bouéni	Mayotte (976)	27.3	7,611

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, election results; voters as a share of registered voters in the 2024 European elections, 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 France with the lowest turnout in the 2024 European elections

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