France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
is divided into 577 constituencies (''circonscriptions'') for the election of
deputies
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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 rep ...
(539 in
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France (french: France métropolitaine or ''la Métropole''), also known as European France (french: Territoire européen de la France) is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European ...
, 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 (french: France métropolitaine or ''la Métropole''), also known as European France (french: Territoire européen de la France) is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European ...
, five are in
overseas France
Overseas France (french: France d'outre-mer) consists of 13 French-administered territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that chose to remain a part of the French state under various statuses after decoloni ...
, while the rest of the world was divided into 11
constituencies for French residents overseas
The constituencies for French residents overseas (French: ''Circonscriptions législatives des Français établis hors de France'') are eleven constituencies, each electing one member of the National Assembly.
They were created by the 2010 redist ...
. 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
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 seats
See also
* Lists of electoral districts by nation
References
{{French National Assembly constituencies
Constituencies of the National Assembly of France
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...