2026 ranking · share of valid votes, 2022 presidential, 1st round

The towns in Pays de la Loire where Valérie Pécresse scored highest in the first round of the 2022 presidential election (share of valid votes, towns with 500 or more valid votes)

Q: Where did Valérie Pécresse score highest in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Solesmes (Sarthe) is where Valérie Pécresse scored highest in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 15.3% of the valid votes.

Solesmes (Sarthe) is where Valérie Pécresse scored highest in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 15.3% of the valid votes. Next come La Baule-Escoublac (Loire-Atlantique, 13.7%) and Le Pouliguen (Loire-Atlantique, 9.8%).

739 towns ranked out of 1,228

Solesmes, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 739 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. 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, La Montagne (Loire-Atlantique) comes last with 1.9%.

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 Pays de la Loire: Valérie Pécresse’s share of the valid votes

Towns in Pays de la Loire ranked by Valérie Pécresse’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	Solesmes	Sarthe (72)	15.3	1,266
2	La Baule-Escoublac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	13.7	17,435
3	Le Pouliguen	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.8	4,275
4	Landivy	Mayenne (53)	9.6	1,118
5	Saint-Malô-du-Bois	Vendée (85)	9.5	1,668
6	Le Croisic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.0	4,108
7	Oisseau	Mayenne (53)	8.6	1,163
8	Sautron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.6	8,679
9	Bierné-les-Villages	Mayenne (53)	8.5	1,313
10	Saint-Denis-de-Gastines	Mayenne (53)	8.5	1,491
11	Larchamp	Mayenne (53)	8.4	1,024
12	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	8.4	5,150
13	Pornichet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.3	13,103
14	Vibraye	Sarthe (72)	8.2	2,558
15	Préfailles	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.2	1,360
16	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île	Vendée (85)	8.1	4,605
17	La Roche-Neuville	Mayenne (53)	8.1	1,273
18	Sargé-lès-le-Mans	Sarthe (72)	8.0	3,941
19	Montilliers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	8.0	1,241
20	Fougerolles-du-Plessis	Mayenne (53)	7.9	1,234
21	Marolles-les-Braults	Sarthe (72)	7.9	2,061
22	Brûlon	Sarthe (72)	7.9	1,575
23	Cherré-Au	Sarthe (72)	7.8	2,821
24	Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	7.7	2,969
25	Loué	Sarthe (72)	7.7	2,188
26	Juigné-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	7.6	1,170
27	Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois	Sarthe (72)	7.6	1,021
28	Maresché	Sarthe (72)	7.5	890
29	Vaiges	Mayenne (53)	7.5	1,211
30	Le Lude	Sarthe (72)	7.5	4,036
31	Pornic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.5	19,257
32	Moulay	Mayenne (53)	7.5	991
33	Thorigné-sur-Dué	Sarthe (72)	7.5	1,721
34	La Châtaigneraie	Vendée (85)	7.5	2,638
35	Rouillon	Sarthe (72)	7.5	2,666
36	Cossé-le-Vivien	Mayenne (53)	7.4	3,248
37	Notre-Dame-de-Riez	Vendée (85)	7.4	2,263
38	La Tranche-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	7.4	3,191
39	Loir en Vallée	Sarthe (72)	7.3	2,115
40	Antigny	Vendée (85)	7.3	1,038
41	Assé-le-Boisne	Sarthe (72)	7.3	910
42	Bouchemaine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.3	6,718
43	Saint-Calais	Sarthe (72)	7.3	3,146
44	La Chartre-sur-le-Loir	Sarthe (72)	7.3	1,388
45	Saint-Denis-d'Anjou	Mayenne (53)	7.3	1,520
46	Beaumont-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	7.3	1,989
47	Cheffois	Vendée (85)	7.2	1,029
48	Courcité	Mayenne (53)	7.2	825
49	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	7.1	5,599
50	Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre	Vendée (85)	7.0	3,860
51	Précigné	Sarthe (72)	7.0	3,016
52	Le Boupère	Vendée (85)	7.0	3,214
53	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Vendée (85)	7.0	8,741
54	Chanverrie	Vendée (85)	7.0	5,782
55	Connerré	Sarthe (72)	6.9	2,818
56	Mesquer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.9	2,220
57	Gorron	Mayenne (53)	6.9	2,485
58	Tennie	Sarthe (72)	6.9	1,016
59	Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.9	3,927
60	La Guérinière	Vendée (85)	6.8	1,404
61	La Milesse	Sarthe (72)	6.8	2,650
62	Aron	Mayenne (53)	6.8	1,869
63	La Ferté-Bernard	Sarthe (72)	6.8	8,981
64	Neuville-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	6.8	2,495
65	Bretignolles-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	6.8	5,446
66	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	6.7	2,713
67	Les Sables-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	6.7	50,924
68	La Barre-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	6.7	2,401
69	Bazoges-en-Pareds	Vendée (85)	6.7	1,212
70	Piriac-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.7	2,747
71	Batz-sur-Mer	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.7	2,988
72	Neuillé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.7	1,041
73	Bouloire	Sarthe (72)	6.7	2,154
74	Pissotte	Vendée (85)	6.6	1,161
75	Le Grand-Lucé	Sarthe (72)	6.6	1,969
76	Les Landes-Genusson	Vendée (85)	6.6	2,688
77	Saint-Pavace	Sarthe (72)	6.6	2,055
78	Angrie	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.6	937
79	Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	Vendée (85)	6.6	8,658
80	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	6.6	12,850
81	Soudan	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.6	2,004
82	La Plaine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.6	1,030
83	Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon	Vendée (85)	6.5	1,639
84	Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits	Vendée (85)	6.5	2,427
85	Sèvremont	Vendée (85)	6.5	6,708
86	Basse-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.5	9,894
87	Vaas	Sarthe (72)	6.5	1,396
88	Meslay-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	6.5	2,831
89	Feneu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.5	2,261
90	Auvers-le-Hamon	Sarthe (72)	6.4	1,466
91	Châteauneuf	Vendée (85)	6.4	1,162
92	Méral	Mayenne (53)	6.4	1,073
93	Savigné-l'Évêque	Sarthe (72)	6.4	4,102
94	Chaufour-Notre-Dame	Sarthe (72)	6.4	1,187
95	Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes	Vendée (85)	6.4	1,234
96	L'Orbrie	Vendée (85)	6.4	829
97	Conlie	Sarthe (72)	6.4	1,860
98	La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire	Vendée (85)	6.4	1,117
99	Tuffé Val de la Chéronne	Sarthe (72)	6.4	1,693
100	Renazé	Mayenne (53)	6.4	2,560

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.

FAQ

Highest scores for Valérie Pécresse in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Where did Valérie Pécresse score highest in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

Solesmes (Sarthe) is where Valérie Pécresse scored highest in Pays de la Loire in the first round of the 2022 presidential election: 15.3% of the valid votes.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire where Valérie Pécresse scored highest in the first round of the 2022 presidential election?

In order: Solesmes (15.3%), La Baule-Escoublac (13.7%), Le Pouliguen (9.8%), Landivy (9.6%), Saint-Malô-du-Bois (9.5%), Le Croisic (9.0%), Oisseau (8.6%), Sautron (8.6%), Bierné-les-Villages (8.5%), and Saint-Denis-de-Gastines (8.5%).

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

739 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 500 valid votes.

How is the score calculated?

The score is the number of votes for Valérie Pécresse 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): 4.78%.