City Mayors: French Mayors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>City Mayors: French Mayors</title> <meta name="description" content="French mayors"> <meta name="keywords" content="French mayors"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" link="#444444" vlink="#555555" alink="#555555" leftmargin="2" marginheight="3" marginwidth="2" topmargin="3"> <div align="center"> <img src="../section-pics/banner_mayors.jpg" alt="" border="0"> <table width="748" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="175"><a title="World Mayor election 2023" href="http://www.worldmayor.com/contest-2023/world-mayor-2023-election.html" target="_blank"><img src="../worldmayor_pics/blue-vote-175.jpg" alt="World Mayor 2023" width="175" border="0"></a></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="20"></td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="545"> French mayors By City Mayors Research ON THIS PAGE: <a href="#Anchor-French-49575">French local government</a> ||| <a href="#Anchor-State-47857">State of parties after 2020 elections</a> ||| <a href="#Anchor-Parties-11481">Parties' losses, gains & holds</a> ||| <a href="#Anchor-Mayors-35882">Mayors of largest French cities</a> ||| <hr> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="175"> <a href="../index.html" target="_parent">FRONT PAGE</a> <a href="../gratis/city_mayors.html" target="_parent">About us</a> <script> (function() { var cx = '004460740825278911777:2whtm4_146m'; var gcse = document.createElement('script'); gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 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In addition there are 212 communes in French overseas territories. Council elections are held every six years. The last full ones were held in March (first round) and, after a delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the second round took place in July 2020. The first task of a newly constituted council is to elect a mayor, whose term of office is six years. If a mayor is appointed to another post in government, a deputy performs his/her duties. A mayor’s responsibilities include: Civil registration, culture, economy, education, environment, public order, roads, social welfare, urban planning. Despite enormous differences in population, each French commune has a mayor (maire) and a municipal council (conseil municipal) who jointly manage the commune from the mairie (city hall), with exactly the same powers no matter the size of the commune (with the city of Paris as the only exception, where the city police are in the hands of the central state, not in the hands of the mayor of Paris). This uniformity of status is a clear legacy of the French Revolution, which wanted to do away with the local idiosyncrasies and tremendous differences of status that existed in the kingdom of France. French law makes allowances for the vast differences in commune size in a number of areas of administrative law. The size of the municipal council, the method of electing the municipal council, the maximum allowable pay of the mayor and deputy mayors all depend on the population band into which a particular commune falls. In the 2020 municipal elections the Greens (EELV) made significant gains, capturing large cities like Marseille, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lyon, while France’s ruling party, En Marche, lost its two remaining city halls. The French Socialist Party recorded three gains and three losses but held on to Paris, Lille, Rennes and Dijon The centre-right Republicans, while winning in Toulouse, Metz, Nice and Saint-Étienne, lost one city hall to the Socialists and another to the far-right. The far-right National Rally, formerly the National Front, captured the mayoralty of the southern city of Perpignan from the centre-right Republicans. <a href="../france/france_gov.html">FULL ARTICLE ON FRENCH GOVERNMENT</a> <a name="Anchor-State-47857" id="Anchor-State-47857"></a>State of parties before and after 2020 municipal elections* <table width="510" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#444444"> <div align="center"> Party</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444"> <div align="center"> No of mayors before 2020 elections</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444"> <div align="center"> No of mayors after 2020 elections</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>PCF (Communist party)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>MR (Leftist radical movement)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> -</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>DVG (Leftist independents)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> -</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>PS (Socialist party)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 13</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 14</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>EELV (Green party)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 8</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>UDI (Liberal party)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>LREM (En Marche, centrist, liberal)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> -</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 17</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 14</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>DVD (Right-wing independents)</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>LRN (far-right National Rally)</td> <td> <div align="center"> - </div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Independents</td> <td> <div align="center"> -</div> </td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> </table> * In cities with more than 100,000 residents <a name="Anchor-Parties-11481" id="Anchor-Parties-11481"></a>Parties' losses gains & holds* <table width="510" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#444444" width="140"> <div align="center"> From party</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444" width="140"> <div align="center"> To party</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444"> <div align="center"> No of mayors</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">LR</td> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">LREM</td> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td> <div align="center"> 2</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">MR</td> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">PS</td> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">UD!</td> <td width="140">EELV</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">LR</td> <td width="140">LR</td> <td> <div align="center"> 12</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">PS</td> <td width="140">LR</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">DVD</td> <td width="140">LR</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">PS</td> <td width="140">PS</td> <td> <div align="center"> 11</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">DVG</td> <td width="140">PS</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">MR</td> <td width="140">PS</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">PCF</td> <td width="140">PS</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">DVD</td> <td width="140">DVD</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">LR</td> <td width="140">Independent</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">LR</td> <td width="140">PCR</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">PCF</td> <td width="140">PCF</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">LR</td> <td width="140">RN</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140">UDI</td> <td width="140">UDI</td> <td> <div align="center"> 1</div> </td> </tr> </table> * In cities with more than 100,000 residents <a name="Anchor-Mayors-35882" id="Anchor-Mayors-35882"></a>Mayors of the largest French cities <table width="500" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#444444" width="120"> <div align="center"> City, size and website</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444" width="100"> <div align="center"> Mayor (Mr, Ms)</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444" width="90"> <div align="center"> Elections</div> </td> <td bgcolor="#444444" width="140"> <div align="center"> Profile & Politics*</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Aix en Provence Popl: 142,000 <a href="http://www.aixenprovence.fr" target="_blank">www.aixenprovence.fr</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Maryse Charton also known as Maryse Joissains-Masini (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2001, re-elected 2008, 2014 and July 2020; Next municipal election 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1942 Member of National Assembly Former university lecturer and lawyer President of Communaute d’Agglomeration Aix en Provence Previously member of Regional Assembly Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120"> Amiens Popl: 134,000 <a href="http://www.amiens.fr/" target="_blank">www.amiens.fr/</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Brigitte Fouré (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected July 2020; Next municipal </td> <td width="140">Born 1955; University Lecturer; Party: LC (The Centrists)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Angers Popl: 150,000 <a href="http://www.angers.fr/index-static.html" target="_blank">www.angers.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Christophe Béchu (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1974; Businessman; President of Angers Loire Métropole Urban District; Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Annecy Popl: 126,000 <a href="http://www.annecy.fr" target="_blank">www.annecy.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">François Astorg; (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1961; Studied communications. In 1991, responsible for communication in the French ministry for maritime affairs; He is the co-founder of Cognito3, a human resources, management and data analysis consultancy. He has been teaching since 2001 at the Geneva State Training Center, and works as a trainer for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haute-Savoie in order to support young entrepreneurs in taking over and managing businesses. Party: Independent ecologist</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Argentuil Popl: 107,000 <a href="http://www.argentuil.fr" target="_blank">www.argentuil.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Georges Mothron (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1948 Former National Assembly member Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Avignon Popl: 96,000 <a href="http://www.avignon.fr" target="_blank">www.avignon.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Cecile Helle (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1969 Secured 46.8% of the vote in 2014, beating off a strong National Front challenge Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Besançon Popl: 117,000 <a href="http://www.besancon.fr" target="_blank">www.besancon.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="116">Anne Vignot (Ms)</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Her candidacy was endorsed by the mayors of Paris and Rennes; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1960; Degree in Geography; Between 2006 and 2014, she was director of the botanical gardens of Besançon. Party: EELV (Green party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Bordeaux Popl: 244,000 <a href="http://www.bordeaux.fr" target="_blank">www.bordeaux.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Pierre Hurmic; (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Was elected mayor after 25 years in opposition. Next elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born: 1955 Since 1995 member of Bordeaux’s city council Party: EELV (Green party) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Boulogne-Billancourt Popl: 120,000 <a href="http://www.boulognebillancourt.com" target="_blank">boulognebillancourt.com</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Pierre-Christophe Baguet (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2008. Re-elected 2014 and 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1955 Member National Assembly President Val de Seine agglomeration since 2008 Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Brest Popl: 139,000 <a href="http://www.brest.fr/" target="_blank">www.brest.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">François Cuillandre (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2001; Re-elected 2008, 2014 and July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1955; L'Institut d'études politiques de Paris graduate; Minister for overseas territories 1988; Law lecturer Brest University 1993; President of Brest Métropole Océane Urban District; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Caen Popl: 107,000 <a href="http://www.caen.fr" target="_blank">www.caen.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Joel Bruneau (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1970 President of Clermont Urban District; Party: PS (Socialist party) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Clermont Ferrand Popl: 144,000 <a href="http://www.clermont-ferrand.fr/" target="_blank">www.clermont-ferrand.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Olivier Bianchi (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected July 2020; Next municpal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1970 President of Clermont Urban District; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Cretail 92,000 <a href="http://www.cretail.fr" target="_blank">www.cretail.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Laurent Cathala (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected in 1977 and seven times subsequently, including in 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1945; Former National Assembly member 1981 - 2017; Served as a Minister in the administration of Edith Cresson and Pierre Beregoy between 1991 and 1993; President of Val-de-Marne Metropolitan Council since 2001; Since 2016 President of the new territory of Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Dijon Popl: 153,000; <a href="http://www.dijon.fr" target="_blank">www.dijon.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">François Rebsamen (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Mayor from 2001 to 2014 and, after the death of his successor, re-elected in 2015; Re-elected again in July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1951 Member of Government of France 2014-2015 Member of Senate 2008 2014 Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Grenoble Popl: 160,000 <a href="http://www.grenoble.fr/" target="_blank">www.grenoble.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Eric Piolle (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014 and re-elected in 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1973 Engineer. Sacked by Hewlett Packard in 2011 for refusing to lead a re-location process; Co-founder of Raise Partners, a company specialising in financial risk management. Regional Assembly member 2010 2014 Party: EELV (Green party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Le Havre Popl: 172,000 <a href="http://lehavre.fr/" target="_blank">http://lehavre.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Édouard Philippe (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born: 1970. Studied at ENA; Between 1990 and 2002 member of the French Socialist Party; Joined the centrist UMP in 2002 and member of the French government from 2002 to 2007; Mayor of Le Havre from 2010 until 2017 prior to being appointed French Prime Minister (May 2017 to July 2020) under President Emmanuel Macron Party: Independent</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Le Mans Popl: 144,000 <a href="http://www.lemans.fr/" target="_blank">www.lemans.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Stéphane Le Foll (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Mayor since June 2018; Re-elected July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 3 February 1960; Government Minister for agriculture in 2012; Economics teacher from 1983 to 1988; Member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2018; Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2012; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Lille Popl: 231,000; <a href="http://www.lille.fr/" target="_blank">www.lille.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Martine Aubry (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2001, 2008 and again in 2014; Re-elected in July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1950; L'Institut d'études politiques de Paris and École nationale d'administration graduate; Minister with various portfolios 1991-2000 (when Minister for Employment initiated the '35-hour working week reforms'); President of Lille Urban District; Mayor of Distinction in <a href="http://www.worldmayor.com" target="_blank">World Mayor</a> 2018; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Limoges Popl: 126,000 <a href="http://www.ville-limoges.fr/" target="_blank">www.ville-limoges.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Emile Roger Lombertie (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected Juy 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1973 Psychiatrist; Vice-President Limoges Métropole Urban District; Party: EELV (Green and strongly pro-European)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Lyon Popl: 501,000 <a href="http://www.lyon.fr" target="_blank">www.lyon.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Grégory Doucet; (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1973; Between 2002 and 2008 he undertook humanitarian work in the Philippines and Nepal. Party: EELV (Green party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Marseille Popl: 855,000; <a href="http://www.marseille.fr" target="_blank">www.marseille.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Michele Rubirola (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; First female mayor of Marseille; Next municipal election 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1956; In the 1970s, she was regarded as a radical feminist. She campaigned for the legalisation of abortions. Later as a medical practitioner she treated chronically and socially vulnerable patients. Party: Socialist Ecologist</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Metz Popl: 119,000 <a href="http://www.metz.fr" target="_blank">www.metz.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">François Grosdidier (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1961 In politics since 1981, he supported centre-right politicians like Jaques Chirac and Alain Juppé. In 1993 he became the youngest member of the French National Assembly. From 2001 to 2017 Mayor of Woippy. Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Montpellier Popl: 272 00; <a href="http://www.montpellier.fr/" target="_blank">www.montpellier.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Michaël Delafosse (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1977 Degrees in History and Geography; Joined Socialist Party at age 16; Lecturer in geography and history; Département de l’Hérault councillor from 2015 to 2020. Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Montreuil Popl: 104,000 <a href="http://www.montreuil.fr" target="_blank">www.montreuil.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Patrice Bessac (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1978 Regional councillor Ile-de-France 2004 to 2015; Executive member of the French Communist Party Party: PCF* (French Communist Party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Mulhouse Popl: 112,000 <a href="http://www.mulhouse.fr" target="_blank">www.mulhouse.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Michèle Lutz (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Mayor since November 2017; Re-elected 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 15 November 1958; Owner of a hairdressing salon for from 1985 to 2016 and from 2006 to 2016 President of the Mulhouse hairdressing association; First woman to be mayor of Mulhouse; She started in politics in 2014; Deputy mayor of Mulhouse from 2014 to 2017, responsible for local economic development; Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Nancy Popl: 104.000 <a href="http://www.nancy.fr" target="_blank">www.nancy.fr</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Mathieu Klein (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1976; Degrees in history and sociology; Member of the Socialist Party since 1992; In 1994, he founded an organisation against homophobia; Departmental councillor Meurthe et Mosell 2004 to 2020; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Nanterre Popl: 95,000 <a href="http://www.nanterre.fr" target="_blank">www.nanterre.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Patrick Jarry (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2004; Re-elected in 2008 2014 and 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1954; Politician; President of the Council of Administration de EPADESA since 2013; Party: PCF (Communist Party) until 2010; FASE (Socialist Greens) 2010 to 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Nantes Popl: 293,000; <a href="http://www.nantes.fr/" target="_blank">www.nantes.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Johanna Rolland (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1979; Urban First female mayor of Nantes President of Nantes Metropole since 2014 President of EuroCities 2014 2016 Degree in Urban Development Party: PS*</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Nice Popl: 342,000; <a href="http://www.nice.fr/" target="_blank">www.nice.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Christian Estrosi (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Mayor from 2008 to 2016 and again from 2017 to 2020; Re-elected in 2020</td> <td width="140">Born 1955; Member of Parliament; President Nice-Côte d'Azur Urban District 2014 - 2017; Government Member 2005-10 with various portfolios (Industry, Urban & Country Planning, etc); reported to have turned down a cabinet post in the new Macron administration in 2017. He told media he was committed to keeping the Front Nacional out of power in Nice. Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Nîmes Popl: 151,000; <a href="http://www.nimes.fr/" target="_blank">www.nimes.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Jean-Paul Fournier (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2001; Re-elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1945; Senator; President of Nîmes Métropole Urban District; Party: LR (centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Orleans Popl: 117,000 <a href="http://www.orleans.fr" target="_blank">www.orleans.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Serge Grouard (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Mayor from 2001 until 2015 when he resinged for health reasons. Stood again in 2020 elections and was elected. Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1959 Member of National Assembly from 2002 to June 2017 Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Paris Popl: 2,230,000; <a href="http://www.paris.fr/" target="_blank">www.paris.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Anne Hidalgo (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected June 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1959 in Cadiz, Spain; has dual French and Spanish nationality;grew up in a suburb of Lyon and attended Jean Moulin University; worked in the French civil service, primarily in the Labour Inspectorate for 26 years; this was interspersed with periods as a technical advisor to ministers during the Jospin administration; first elected to Paris City Council from the 15th arrondissement in 2001; Deputy mayor under Bertrand Delanoë; first woman to be mayor of Paris; Mayor of Distinction in <a href="http://www.worldmayor.com" target="_blank">World Mayor 2018</a> Party: PS (Socialist party) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Perpignan Popl: 121,000 <a href="http://www.perpignan.fr" target="_blank">www.perpignan.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Louis Aliot (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026 </td> <td width="140">Born 1969; Member of the French National Assembly from June 2017 to 2020; Member of the European Parliament from May 2014 to July 2017; Party: LRN National Rally, formerly National Front (far-right)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Reims Popl: 183,000 <a href="http://www.ville-reims.fr/" target="_blank">www.ville-reims.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Arnaud Robinet (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected in 2020: Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1975; PHD in biochemistry; Member of the French National Assembly 2008 to 2017; Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Rennes Popl: 211,000; <a href="http://www.rennes.fr/" target="_blank">www.rennes.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Nathalie Appéré (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected in July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1975; Member of National Assembly from 2012 until 2017; First female mayor of Rennes after getting 56% of the second round votes in 2014; Politics degree at Institute of Politics in Rennes in 1996; In 2018 awarded the <a href="http://www.worldmayor.com" target="_blank">World Mayor Commendation</a>; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Roubaix Popl: 94,000 <a href="http://www.roubaix.fr" target="_blank">www.roubaix.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Guillaume Delbar (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1971; Business Consultant; Ousted the former PS mayor in a surprise outcome in 2014; President of Hauts De France Regional Council since 2016; Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120"> Rouen Popl : 108,000 <a href="http://www.rouen.fr/" target="_blank">www.rouen.fr/</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections in 202</td> <td width="140">Born: 1977; Studies molecular biology at the ENS; and at Stanford (USA); Between 2014 and 2020 member of the Rouen municipal council; President of the regional council of Haute-Normandie from 2013 to 2015; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Saint-Denis Popl: 109,000 <a href="http://www.saint-denis.fr" target="_blank">www.saint-denis.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Mathieu Hanotin (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1978 Studies law and history at the universities of Strasbourg and Paris (Sorbonne) Member of the departmental council of Saine-Saint-Denis from 2015 to 2020; Party: PS (Socialist party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Saint Etienne Popl: 172,000; <a href="http://www.saint-etienne.fr/" target="_blank">www.saint-etienne.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Gaël Perdriau (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2014; Re-elected in July 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1973; Entered politics in 1995; First elected to the city council in 1995; Since April 2014 also President of the St Etienne metro region Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Strasbourg Popl: 266,000; <a href="http://www.strasbourg.eu/" target="_blank">www.strasbourg.eu</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Jeanne Barseghian (Ms)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections in 202</td> <td width="140">Born 1980; Studied French-German and environmental law in Strsbourg; After studies worked for Alsace regional council to develop sustainable tourism in the Rhine valley; Party: EELV (Green party)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Toulon Popl: 164,000; <a href="http://www.toulon.com/" target="_blank">www.toulon.com/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Hubert Falco (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2001, 2008, 2014 and again in 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1947 Businessman; Former Secretary of State with various portfolios (Defense, Town and Country Planning, OAPs etc…); President Toulon Provence Méditerranée ; Urban District; Senator; Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Toulouse Popl: 458,000; <a href="http://www.toulouse.fr/accueil" target="_blank">www.toulouse.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Jean-Luc Moudenc (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected in 2004-08 then again in 2014 and 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1960; Journalist; educated at the Toulouse University of Social Sciences; told the media in May 2017 that he had turned down an offer of a government position by new prime minister Edouard Phillipe. In 2017 President of Urban France, the organisation of major cities. Party: LR (Centre-right Republicans)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Tourcoing Popl: 94,000 <a href="http://www.tourcoing.fr" target="_blank">www.tourcoing.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Jean-Marie Vuylsteker (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected mayor February 2019; In May 2020, Gérarld Darmanin was elected but appointed French Interior Minister in July 2020. Since then, Jean Marie Vuylsteker acts as interim mayor</td> <td width="140">Born: 1944 Started in politics in 1971 From 2014 to 2019 deputy mayor in charge of town planning, housing and construction; Engage in lot of association Passionate about horticulture and beekeeping. Party: Gaullist</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Tours Popl: 135,000; <a href="http://www.tours.fr/" target="_blank">www.tours.fr/</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Emmanuel Denis; (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140"> Born: 1971; Studied engineering at the École Nationale Supérieure en Génie des Technologies Industrielles in Pau; Party: EELV (Green party) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Villeurbanne Popl: 147,000 <a href="http://www.villeurbanne.fr" target="_blank">www.villeurbanne.fr</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Cédric Van Styvendael (Mr</td> <td width="90">Elected July 2020; Next municipal elections 2026</td> <td width="140">Born 1973; Studies political science in Lyon; In 2017, elected President of Housing Europe, an organisation that promotes affordable housing and social inclusion; Party: PS (Socialist party) </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120">Vitry-sur-Seine Popl: 94,000 <a href="http://www.vitrysurseine.fr">www.vitrysurseine.fr</a></td> <td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" width="100">Pierre Bell-Lloch (Mr)</td> <td width="90">Elected 2020; Next municipal elections in 2026</td> <td width="140">Bell-Lloch’s election by the city council was described as a palace coup after his party colleague and incumbent mayor Jean-Claude Kennedy had won the municipal elections with almost 50 per cent of the vote. 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