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

The towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 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)

Chenôve (Côte-d'Or) is where candidates labeled “Union of the Left” scored highest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections: 47.1% of the valid votes. Next come Bethoncourt (Doubs, 46.2%) and Audincourt (Doubs, 45.9%).

546 towns ranked out of 3,685

Chenôve, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. View of Chenôve 1stChenôve 47.1% of valid votes Côte-d'Or
  2. View of Bethoncourt 2ndBethoncourt 46.2% of valid votes Doubs
  3. View of Audincourt 3rdAudincourt 45.9% of valid votes Doubs

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This ranking covers 546 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 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, Gilley (Doubs) comes last with 9.4%.

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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: the combined share of the valid votes for candidates labeled “Union of the Left”

Towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 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 Chenôve Côte-d'Or (21) 47.1 14,415
2 Bethoncourt Doubs (25) 46.2 5,382
3 Audincourt Doubs (25) 45.9 14,303
4 Besançon Doubs (25) 44.7 121,627
5 Joigny Yonne (89) 43.7 9,306
6 Grand-Charmont Doubs (25) 42.1 5,943
7 Lormes Nièvre (58) 41.9 1,277
8 Champforgeuil Saône-et-Loire (71) 41.1 2,674
9 Tournus Saône-et-Loire (71) 40.4 5,925
10 Quetigny Côte-d'Or (21) 40.0 9,318
11 Beure Doubs (25) 38.6 1,319
12 Sochaux Doubs (25) 38.0 3,756
13 Cluny Saône-et-Loire (71) 37.8 5,206
14 Château-Chinon (Ville) Nièvre (58) 37.7 2,120
15 Clamecy Nièvre (58) 37.7 3,726
16 Arbois Jura (39) 37.3 3,306
17 Valentigney Doubs (25) 37.2 10,683
18 Saint-Claude Jura (39) 37.0 8,594
19 Migennes Yonne (89) 37.0 6,765
20 Laives Saône-et-Loire (71) 36.7 1,007
21 Cuiseaux Saône-et-Loire (71) 36.6 1,886
22 Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 36.6 164,963
23 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 36.5 35,885
24 Belfort Territoire de Belfort (90) 36.5 46,662
25 Chalezeule Doubs (25) 36.4 1,362
26 Montbéliard Doubs (25) 35.8 25,159
27 Sens Yonne (89) 35.8 27,600
28 Auxerre Yonne (89) 35.5 36,245
29 Cuisery Saône-et-Loire (71) 35.1 1,612
30 Lure Haute-Saône (70) 34.9 8,054
31 Exincourt Doubs (25) 34.9 3,330
32 Morre Doubs (25) 33.6 1,370
33 Saint-Valérien Yonne (89) 33.5 1,845
34 Torcy Saône-et-Loire (71) 33.1 2,714
35 Longvic Côte-d'Or (21) 33.1 9,035
36 Gron Yonne (89) 32.8 1,368
37 Moulins-Engilbert Nièvre (58) 32.7 1,364
38 Bavilliers Territoire de Belfort (90) 32.5 4,781
39 Corbigny Nièvre (58) 32.4 1,413
40 Salins-les-Bains Jura (39) 32.3 2,526
41 Héricourt Haute-Saône (70) 32.2 10,850
42 Avanne-Aveney Doubs (25) 32.2 2,283
43 Coteaux du Lizon Jura (39) 31.7 2,212
44 Lons-le-Saunier Jura (39) 31.6 17,480
45 Saint-Florentin Yonne (89) 31.4 4,217
46 Poligny Jura (39) 31.3 4,351
47 Offemont Territoire de Belfort (90) 31.3 4,139
48 Simandre Saône-et-Loire (71) 31.3 1,792
49 Colombier-Fontaine Doubs (25) 31.3 1,251
50 Varennes-Vauzelles Nièvre (58) 31.1 9,305
51 Crissey Saône-et-Loire (71) 31.0 2,557
52 Fragnes-La Loyère Saône-et-Loire (71) 30.9 1,447
53 Hauts de Bienne Jura (39) 30.8 5,294
54 Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire (71) 30.8 46,481
55 Mouchard Jura (39) 30.6 1,370
56 Roche-lez-Beaupré Doubs (25) 30.6 2,177
57 Deux Rivières Yonne (89) 30.5 1,269
58 Dannemarie-sur-Crète Doubs (25) 30.5 1,798
59 Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard Doubs (25) 30.5 1,393
60 Sassenay Saône-et-Loire (71) 30.4 1,660
61 Dole Jura (39) 30.4 24,654
62 Vieux-Charmont Doubs (25) 30.4 2,823
63 Villeneuve-la-Guyard Yonne (89) 30.2 3,516
64 Allériot Saône-et-Loire (71) 30.2 1,191
65 Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye Nièvre (58) 30.1 1,237
66 Nevers Nièvre (58) 30.1 34,018
67 Varennes-Saint-Sauveur Saône-et-Loire (71) 30.0 1,133
68 Bruailles Saône-et-Loire (71) 30.0 1,007
69 Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône (70) 29.8 2,856
70 Saint-Germain-du-Bois Saône-et-Loire (71) 29.7 2,008
71 Delle Territoire de Belfort (90) 29.5 5,698
72 Virey-le-Grand Saône-et-Loire (71) 29.2 1,485
73 Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or (21) 29.2 4,238
74 Saint-Germain-du-Plain Saône-et-Loire (71) 29.2 2,427
75 Novillars Doubs (25) 29.2 1,352
76 Bretenière Côte-d'Or (21) 29.0 971
77 Essert Territoire de Belfort (90) 29.0 3,488
78 Moirans-en-Montagne Jura (39) 29.0 2,217
79 Sennecey-le-Grand Saône-et-Loire (71) 28.9 2,961
80 Pelousey Doubs (25) 28.9 1,642
81 Paron Yonne (89) 28.9 4,940
82 Couchey Côte-d'Or (21) 28.8 1,124
83 Franois Doubs (25) 28.8 2,296
84 Mervans Saône-et-Loire (71) 28.8 1,523
85 Nolay Côte-d'Or (21) 28.8 1,441
86 Luzy Nièvre (58) 28.7 2,044
87 Guérigny Nièvre (58) 28.7 2,555
88 Torpes Doubs (25) 28.6 1,012
89 Clairvaux-les-Lacs Jura (39) 28.6 1,468
90 tied Thise Doubs (25) 28.6 3,032
90 tied Maillot Yonne (89) 28.6 1,295
92 Marsannay-la-Côte Côte-d'Or (21) 28.5 5,499
93 Étupes Doubs (25) 28.3 3,770
94 Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude Jura (39) 27.9 2,438
95 Romenay Saône-et-Loire (71) 27.8 1,771
96 Devecey Doubs (25) 27.8 1,329
97 Quingey Doubs (25) 27.8 1,321
98 Saône Doubs (25) 27.7 3,264
99 Urzy Nièvre (58) 27.7 1,755
100 Serre-les-Sapins Doubs (25) 27.7 2,040

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 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: FAQ

Where did candidates labeled “Union of the Left” score highest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections?

Chenôve (Côte-d'Or) is where candidates labeled “Union of the Left” scored highest in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the first round of the 2024 legislative elections: 47.1% of the valid votes.

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

In order: Chenôve (47.1%), Bethoncourt (46.2%), Audincourt (45.9%), Besançon (44.7%), Joigny (43.7%), Grand-Charmont (42.1%), Lormes (41.9%), Champforgeuil (41.1%), Tournus (40.4%), and Quetigny (40.0%).

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

546 out of 3,685. 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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