Municipal elections
Verified 21 May 2021 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
French and European voters registered to vote elect municipal councilors (in Paris, the Paris advisors), then these councilors elect the mayor.
Municipality of 1 000 or more inhabitants
The next election of Paris city councilors and councilors is due to take place in 2026.
FYI
voters are also called upon to elect community advisers and, for the metropolis of Lyon, the metropolitan councilors.
Municipal councilors are elected (for a term of 6 years) by direct universal suffrage by French and European voters registered on the electoral rolls.
The method of voting combines the rules of majority voting with 2 rounds and proportional voting.
The mayor and his deputies are then elected by the city council.
Less than 1,000 inhabitants
The next municipal elections are due in 2026.
Municipal councilors are elected (for a term of 6 years) by direct universal suffrage by French and European voters registered on the electoral rolls.
The polling is majority, plurinominal, with 2 rounds.
The mayor and his deputies are then elected by the city council.
- Electoral Code: Articles L260 to L262Municipality of 1 000 or more inhabitants
- Electoral Code: Articles L252 to L255-1Municipality of less than 1,000 inhabitants
- Verify your voter registration and polling station
Online service
FAQ
- Identification to be presented for votingService-Public.fr
- Voting by a European citizen in FranceService-Public.fr
- Municipality of 1,000 or more: voting method for municipal electionsVie-publique.fr
- Municipality of less than 1,000 inhabitants: voting method for municipal electionsVie-publique.fr
- Community CounselorsMinistry responsible for local government
- Councilors of the Metropolis of LyonMetropolis of Lyon