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France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
is divided into 577 constituencies (''circonscriptions'') for the election of
deputies A legislator, or lawmaker, is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people, but they can be appointed, or hereditary. Legislatures may be supra-nati ...
to the lower legislative House, the
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
(539 in
Metropolitan France Metropolitan France ( or ), also known as European France (), is the area of France which is geographically in Europe and chiefly comprises #Hexagon, the mainland, popularly known as "the Hexagon" ( or ), and Corsica. This collective name for the ...
, 27 in the overseas departments and territories, and 11 for French residents overseas). Deputies are elected in a two round system to a term fixed to a maximum of five years. In 2010, a new set of constituency boundaries was adopted, with the dual purpose of ensuring a more equal number of voters per constituency, and of providing seats in the National Assembly to representatives of French citizens resident outside France. 33 constituencies were abolished, and 33 new ones created. Of the latter, 17 are in
metropolitan France Metropolitan France ( or ), also known as European France (), is the area of France which is geographically in Europe and chiefly comprises #Hexagon, the mainland, popularly known as "the Hexagon" ( or ), and Corsica. This collective name for the ...
, five are in
overseas France Overseas France (, also ) consists of 13 France, French territories outside Europe, mostly the remnants of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonisation. Most are part of the E ...
, while the rest of the world was divided into 11
constituencies for French residents overseas Legislative constituencies for French people domiciled outside France ( French: ''Circonscriptions législatives des Français établis hors de France'') are eleven constituencies, returning one member each to the French National Assembly, electe ...
. These new constituencies were contested for the first time in the National Assembly elections of June 2012."Les élections législatives"
National Assembly


Metropolitan France: 539 constituencies


Ain (01) – 5 constituencies


Aisne (02) – 5 constituencies


Allier (03) – 3 constituencies


Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) – 2 constituencies


Hautes-Alpes (05) – 2 constituencies


Alpes-Maritimes (06) – 9 constituencies


Ardèche (07) – 3 constituencies


Ardennes (08) – 3 constituencies


Ariège (09) – 2 constituencies


Aube (10) – 3 constituencies


Aude (11) – 3 constituencies


Aveyron (12) – 3 constituencies


Bouches-du-Rhône (13) – 16 constituencies


Calvados (14) – 6 constituencies


Cantal (15) – 2 constituencies


Charente (16) – 3 constituencies


Charente-Maritime (17) – 5 constituencies


Cher (18) – 3 constituencies


Corrèze (19) – 2 constituencies


Haute-Corse (2B) – 2 constituencies


Corse-du-Sud (2A) – 2 constituencies


Côte-d'Or (21) – 5 constituencies


Côtes-d'Armor (22) – 5 constituencies


Creuse (23) – 1 constituency


Dordogne (24) – 4 constituencies


Doubs (25) – 5 constituencies


Drôme (26) – 4 constituencies


Eure (27) – 5 constituencies


Eure-et-Loir (28) – 4 constituencies


Finistère (29) – 8 constituencies


Gard (30) – 6 constituencies


Haute-Garonne (31) – 10 constituencies


Gers (32) – 2 constituencies


Gironde (33) – 12 constituencies


Hérault (34) – 9 constituencies


Ille-et-Vilaine (35) – 8 constituencies


Indre (36) – 2 constituencies


Indre-et-Loire (37) – 5 constituencies


Isère (38) – 10 constituencies


Jura (39) – 3 constituencies


Landes (40) – 3 constituencies


Loir-et-Cher (41) – 3 constituencies


Loire (42) – 6 constituencies


Haute-Loire (43) – 2 constituencies


Loire-Atlantique (44) – 10 constituencies


Loiret (45) – 6 constituencies


Lot (46) – 2 constituencies


Lot-et-Garonne (47) – 3 constituencies


Lozère (48) – 1 constituency


Maine-et-Loire (49) – 7 constituencies


Manche (50) – 4 constituencies


Marne (51) – 5 constituencies


Haute-Marne (52) – 2 constituencies


Mayenne (53) – 3 constituencies


Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) – 6 constituencies


Meuse (55) – 2 constituencies


Morbihan (56) – 6 constituencies


Moselle (57) – 9 constituencies


Nièvre (58) – 2 constituencies


Nord (59) – 21 constituencies


Oise (60) – 7 constituencies


Orne (61) – 3 constituencies


Pas-de-Calais (62) – 12 constituencies


Puy-de-Dôme (63) – 5 constituencies


Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) – 6 constituencies


Hautes-Pyrénées (65) – 2 constituencies


Pyrénées-Orientales (66) – 4 constituencies


Bas-Rhin (67) – 9 constituencies


Haut-Rhin (68) – 6 constituencies


Rhône (69) – 14 constituencies


Haute-Saône (70) – 2 constituencies


Saône-et-Loire (71) – 5 constituencies


Sarthe (72) – 5 constituencies


Savoie (73) – 4 constituencies


Haute-Savoie (74) – 6 constituencies


Paris (75) – 18 constituencies


Seine-Maritime (76) – 10 constituencies


Seine-et-Marne (77) – 11 constituencies


Yvelines (78) – 12 constituencies


Deux-Sèvres (79) – 3 constituencies


Somme (80) – 5 constituencies


Tarn (81) – 3 constituencies


Tarn-et-Garonne (82) – 2 constituencies


Var (83) – 8 constituencies


Vaucluse (84) – 5 constituencies


Vendée (85) – 5 constituencies


Vienne (86) – 4 constituencies


Haute-Vienne (87) – 3 constituencies


Vosges (88) – 4 constituencies


Yonne (89) – 3 constituencies


Territoire de Belfort (90) – 2 constituencies


Essonne (91) – 10 constituencies


Hauts-de-Seine (92) – 13 constituencies


Seine-Saint-Denis (93) – 12 constituencies


Val-de-Marne (94) – 11 constituencies


Val-d’Oise (95) – 10 constituencies


Overseas: 27 constituencies


Guadeloupe (971) – 4 seats


Martinique (972) – 4 seats


Guiana (973) – 2 seats


Réunion (974) – 7 seats


Saint Pierre and Miquelon (975) – 1 seat


Mayotte (976) – 2 seats


Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin (977) – 1 seat


Wallis and Futuna (986) – 1 seat


French Polynesia (987) – 3 seats


New Caledonia (988) – 2 seats


French Citizens Overseas: 11 constituencies


See also

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References

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France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...