What forms must be filled out to submit a candidacy for the municipal elections of March 2026?

Verified 19 December 2025 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

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Municipality of less than 1,000 inhabitants

Municipality of 1 000 inhabitants or more

General case

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Annex n°1 - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections in municipalities of 1,000 inhabitants or more

Annex n°7 - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy for the community elections only for municipalities of 1 000 inhabitants and more (outside the municipalities of the metropolis of Lyon)

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

New Caledonia

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Annex n°3 - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy for municipal elections in French Polynesia and for municipalities with more than 1,000 inhabitants in New Caledonia

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

French Polynesia

Municipalities of 1 000 inhabitants or more without associated municipalities

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Municipalities of 1 000 inhabitants and more with associated municipalities

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Declaration of candidacy for municipal elections for municipalities of 1,000 inhabitants or more composed of associated municipalities of French Polynesia

Paris, Marseille, Lyon and the municipalities of the Lyon metropolis

Paris

Paris Council

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Annex n°5 - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy for the municipal and community elections in Paris and Marseille

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Borough Council of Paris

Declaration of candidacy of list in elections for the district or sector council in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Annex - Declaration of candidacy of list in elections for the council of arrondissement or sector in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Declaration of candidacy for the elections for the Borough or Sector Council in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Marseille

Marseille City Council

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Annex n°5 - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy for the municipal and community elections in Paris and Marseille

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Marseille District Council

Declaration of candidacy of list in elections for the district or sector council in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Annex - Declaration of candidacy of list in elections for the council of arrondissement or sector in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Declaration of candidacy for the elections for the Borough or Sector Council in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Lyon and municipalities of the Lyon metropolis

Municipality of 1,000 inhabitants and more in the metropolis of Lyon

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Annex n°6 - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy for the municipal elections in Lyon and in the communes of the metropolis of Lyon

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Lyon City Council

Declaration of candidacy for municipal and community elections

Borough Council of Lyon

Declaration of candidacy of list in elections for the district or sector council in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Annex - Declaration of candidacy of list in elections for the council of arrondissement or sector in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Declaration of candidacy for the elections for the Borough or Sector Council in Paris, Lyon and Marseille

Council of the Metropolis of Lyon

Application form - Conseil de la métropole de Lyon - To be completed by the candidate at the head of the list

Annex - Form to be completed by the candidate at the head of the list or his representative as part of a declaration of candidacy to the council of the Metropolis of Lyon

Nomination statement - Conseil de la Métropole de Lyon

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What forms must be filled out to submit a candidacy for the municipal elections of March 2026?

Municipality of less than 1,000 inhabitants

General case

New Caledonia

French Polynesia

Municipality of 1 000 inhabitants or more

General case

New Caledonia

French Polynesia

Municipalities of 1 000 inhabitants or more without associated municipalities

Municipalities of 1 000 inhabitants and more with associated municipalities

Paris, Marseille, Lyon and the municipalities of the Lyon metropolis

Paris

Paris Council

Borough Council of Paris

Marseille

Marseille City Council

Marseille District Council

Lyon and municipalities of the Lyon metropolis

Municipality of 1,000 inhabitants and more in the metropolis of Lyon

Lyon City Council

Borough Council of Lyon

Council of the Metropolis of Lyon

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