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2026 ranking · share of valid votes, 2024 legislative, 1st round

The towns in France where candidates labeled “Union of the Left” (Union de la gauche) scored highest in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections (share of valid votes, towns with 500 or more valid votes)

Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine) is where candidates labeled “Union of the Left” scored highest in France in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections: 74.7% of the valid votes. Next come Villetaneuse (Seine-Saint-Denis, 73.8%) and Trappes (Yvelines, 73.3%).

10,237 towns ranked out of 34,875

Gennevilliers, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stGennevilliers 74.7% of valid votes Hauts-de-Seine
  2. View of Villetaneuse 2ndVilletaneuse 73.8% of valid votes Seine-Saint-Denis
  3. View of Trappes 3rdTrappes 73.3% of valid votes Yvelines

Photos: © Claude Shoshany, CC BY-SA 3.0 · © ℍenry Salomé, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers 10,237 of the 34,875 towns in France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes and towns where no candidate had this label. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Sainte-Anne (Guadeloupe) comes last with 0.2%.

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 France: the combined share of the valid votes for candidates labeled “Union of the Left”

Towns in France ranked by the combined share of the valid votes for candidates labeled “Union of the Left” in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections, towns with 500 or more valid votes
Rank Town Department Share of valid votes (%) Proportional bar Population
1 Gennevilliers Hauts-de-Seine (92) 74.7 51,177
2 Villetaneuse Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 73.8 12,599
3 Trappes Yvelines (78) 73.3 34,788
4 Aubervilliers Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 72.0 88,529
5 Pantin Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 71.4 62,083
6 Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 71.2 149,936
7 L'Île-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 70.8 8,715
8 Clichy-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 68.5 29,421
9 Les Mureaux Yvelines (78) 67.1 34,793
10 Le Mas-d'Azil Ariège (09) 67.0 1,256
11 Grigny Essonne (91) 67.0 26,888
12 Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise (95) 66.7 30,195
13 Le Pré-Saint-Gervais Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 66.6 17,049
14 Sevran Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 66.1 52,682
15 Vaulx-en-Velin Rhône (69) 65.0 53,281
16 Saillans Drôme (26) 64.7 1,492
17 Creil Oise (60) 64.7 36,533
18 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 64.6 53,747
19 Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 64.6 45,634
20 Le Fossat Ariège (09) 64.4 1,086
21 Villeneuve-la-Garenne Hauts-de-Seine (92) 63.7 26,094
22 Plateau-des-Petites-Roches Isère (38) 63.3 2,508
23 Épinay-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 63.2 52,944
24 Romainville Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 63.0 37,224
25 Ivry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne (94) 63.0 65,263
26 Saint-Fons Rhône (69) 62.8 19,342
27 Roubaix Nord (59) 62.5 98,701
28 Bondy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 61.9 50,762
29 Valenton Val-de-Marne (94) 61.6 14,444
30 Villepinte Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 61.5 41,579
31 Garges-lès-Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 61.2 41,893
32 Val-de-Reuil Eure (27) 60.6 13,566
33 Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines (78) 60.6 43,683
34 La Verrière Yvelines (78) 60.4 6,068
35 Vénissieux Rhône (69) 60.3 65,689
36 Nanterre Hauts-de-Seine (92) 60.1 98,383
37 Tremblay-en-France Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 60.0 38,519
38 Gentilly Val-de-Marne (94) 59.9 20,062
39 Savigny-le-Temple Seine-et-Marne (77) 59.6 31,431
40 Florac Trois Rivières Lozère (48) 59.6 2,152
41 Cenon Gironde (33) 59.5 27,065
42 Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte Isère (38) 59.3 1,188
43 Moissy-Cramayel Seine-et-Marne (77) 59.3 18,630
44 Mens Isère (38) 59.2 1,470
45 Die Drôme (26) 59.1 5,088
46 Vitry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne (94) 58.8 94,393
47 Bagneux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 58.7 44,744
48 Foix Ariège (09) 58.4 10,256
49 Les Lilas Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 58.3 23,968
50 Villejuif Val-de-Marne (94) 58.3 60,473
51 Arcueil Val-de-Marne (94) 58.2 22,306
52 Berrien Finistère (29) 57.9 957
53 Goussainville Val-d'Oise (95) 57.0 31,413
54 Montataire Oise (60) 56.9 14,387
55 La Grand-Combe Gard (30) 56.7 4,893
56 Les Ulis Essonne (91) 56.5 25,986
57 Saint-Germain-sur-Ille Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 56.5 1,033
58 Alfortville Val-de-Marne (94) 56.4 45,702
59 Argenteuil Val-d'Oise (95) 56.3 106,546
60 Lasalle Gard (30) 56.2 1,222
61 Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 56.0 234,950
62 Orly Val-de-Marne (94) 56.0 24,853
63 Épinay-sous-Sénart Essonne (91) 56.0 11,679
64 Saint-Lizier Ariège (09) 55.9 1,426
65 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Val-de-Marne (94) 55.9 36,319
66 Cergy Val-d'Oise (95) 55.7 71,250
67 Sarcelles Val-d'Oise (95) 55.6 59,385
68 Choisy-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 55.5 46,126
69 Clichy Hauts-de-Seine (92) 55.3 64,658
70 Lieusaint Seine-et-Marne (77) 55.2 14,099
71 Bonneuil-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 55.2 18,349
72 Ispagnac Lozère (48) 55.2 922
73 Bezons Val-d'Oise (95) 55.1 36,551
74 Lézat-sur-Lèze Ariège (09) 55.0 2,357
75 Le Mée-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne (77) 55.0 19,658
76 Malakoff Hauts-de-Seine (92) 54.9 30,774
77 Rezé Loire-Atlantique (44) 54.8 44,286
78 Cachan Val-de-Marne (94) 54.5 31,434
79 La Bastide-de-Sérou Ariège (09) 54.5 979
80 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 54.3 29,760
81 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 54.2 1,982
82 Noisiel Seine-et-Marne (77) 54.1 16,142
83 Bègles Gironde (33) 54.1 32,221
84 Nandy Seine-et-Marne (77) 54.1 6,397
85 Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux Mayenne (53) 54.0 1,211
86 Chanteloup-les-Vignes Yvelines (78) 54.0 10,925
87 Montmagny Val-d'Oise (95) 53.8 15,159
88 Ramonville-Saint-Agne Haute-Garonne (31) 53.7 15,428
89 Aulnay-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 53.6 87,951
90 Rosny-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 53.6 47,368
91 Lormont Gironde (33) 53.5 26,158
92 Indre Loire-Atlantique (44) 53.5 4,209
93 Crest Drôme (26) 53.4 8,916
94 Lans-en-Vercors Isère (38) 53.4 2,882
95 Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 53.3 13,912
96 Montpellier Hérault (34) 53.2 313,712
97 Saint-Girons Ariège (09) 53.2 6,398
98 Dieulefit Drôme (26) 53.1 3,425
99 Corbeil-Essonnes Essonne (91) 53.1 54,730
100 Daoulas Finistère (29) 52.8 1,907

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 2024 legislative elections, towns with 500 or more valid votes. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes and towns where no candidate had this label. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest scores for candidates labeled “Union of the Left” in France: FAQ

Where did candidates labeled “Union of the Left” score highest in France in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections?

Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine) is where candidates labeled “Union of the Left” scored highest in France in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections: 74.7% of the valid votes.

What are the 10 towns in France where candidates labeled “Union of the Left” scored highest in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections?

In order: Gennevilliers (74.7%), Villetaneuse (73.8%), Trappes (73.3%), Aubervilliers (72.0%), Pantin (71.4%), Saint-Denis (71.2%), L'Île-Saint-Denis (70.8%), Clichy-sous-Bois (68.5%), Les Mureaux (67.1%), and Le Mas-d'Azil (67.0%).

How many towns in France are ranked?

10,237 out of 34,875. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes and towns where no candidate had this label.

How is the score calculated?

The score is the total number of votes, in the town, for all candidates the French Ministry of the Interior labeled “Union of the Left”, added up across every constituency covering 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): 27.99%.

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