How to vote in France

To be eligible to vote, you must be either:

• a French citizen aged 18 or over on the day before the vote
  
• a citizen of another EU country aged 18 or over with voting rights in your home State
  

In both cases, you must be domiciled in the municipality where you wish to vote and registered on the electoral roll.
French nationals living abroad and registered on a consular list may vote in the French constituency only if they are not registered on the supplementary electoral list of another European Union Member State. You may need to unsubscribe from this supplementary list, as in the event of dual registration, it is the registration in your country of residence that will be taken into account.
For further information, we invite you to consult the website of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (in French).

French or EU citizen voting in France
You must vote in a specific polling station. The address is indicated on your voter registration card. You can also find your polling station on this website "Check your electoral status" (in French). Polling stations are usually located at the town hall or other public buildings of your municipality.
In order to vote, you need to be registered on the electoral roll of your municipality or "commune". This can be: the municipality in which you hold permanent residence or have been living in for at least 6 months ; the municipality where you have been paying local taxes for at least 2 years ; the municipality where your company (as manager, or majority or sole shareholder) has been registered for at least 2 years ; for civil servants, your residence of mandatory assignment.
For more information, check out the page "Registering on the electoral roll" of the website of the Ministry of Interior (in French).

French citizen voting from abroad
As a French expat living in another EU country or a non-EU country and willing to vote for candidates running in France, you vote in polling stations organised by the French embassy or consulate of the country where you live. Find out more on voting by a French citizen residing abroad on this website.
Please keep in mind that if you are registered on both the electoral roll for French expats and the electoral roll of the EU country you are currently living in, you will have to vote for the constituency of your country of residence.
For further information, we invite you to consult the website of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (in French).

French or EU citizen voting in France
In order to vote, you need to be registered on the electoral roll of your municipality or "commune". You can register either in person in the town hall of the municipality where you will vote, online, or by post.
If you have already registered for previous elections, or if you are a first-time voter and have been informed by your local town hall that you are registered, you won’t need to register in advance, as this is done automatically by the authorities. However, if you have changed your home address recently, you will need to register with the town hall of your new municipality. If you are voting for the first time and have not been contacted by your local authority, you should also register.
For more information, you may check the following web pages:

• New registration
  
• First-time voter
  
• Voters who have changed their address
  

French citizen voting from abroad
If you are a French expat living in another EU or a non-EU country and are willing to vote for candidates running in France, you must sign up to the consular electoral list at the French embassy or consulate (in French).
For more information, check out this page: Voting by a French citizen residing abroad Please note that French citizens registered on the "Register of French citizens established outside France" are automatically entered on the consular electoral roll, unless they object. French citizens residing abroad who are not registered on the "Register of French citizens established outside France" may also register on the consular electoral roll of their country of residence.
If you are a French citizen currently living in a EU country other than France, you may be registered both on the consular electoral liste and on the electoral roll of your country of residence. If so, you will vote for the constituency of your country of residence unless you ask to unregister from the electoral roll of your country of residence.
For further information, we invite you to consult the website of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (in French).