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.