France's Regional Elections: 2nd round in the Loire (part 2) – Tours to Saumur

Overall across France: Droite - UP (blue) : 40,24%

Gauche - PS or UG (purple) : 28,86%

FN : 27,10%(black) 

 (source: le ministère de l'Intérieur)

58.48% of electorate voted

It is fascinating to look at Sunday's election results across the Loire and, especially, regarding a selection of wine communes. 

It is no surprise that as France's longest river La Loire straddles four of France's 15 Regions: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val-de-Loire and Pays de la Loire. It could even be five if we include Bretagne. This time the spoils are equally divided with the Right winning Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Pays de la Loire and the Left taking Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Centre-Val-de-Loire.

In yesterday's post it was difficult to discern patterns with apparently very similar communes voting in quite different ways. This continues today with this look at western Touraine and Saumur. I note that Bourgueil is strong left, while Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, whose wines sell more easily than those of Bourgueil and for more money, is comfortably National Front.

Or take three communes in Chinon: Chinon itself, Cravant-les-Coteaux and the adjoining commune of Panzoult. Chinon clearly left, Cravant equally clearly right while Panzoult is National Front albeit by a margin of less than 2%.

Again voter participation is impressive in comparison to that in the UK for similar elections.         

Centre-Val-de-Loire:

Touraine Azay-le-Rideau
Azay-le-Rideau: UG: 39.37%, UD: 37.57%, FN: 23.06% Voted: 55.90%

Touraine
  Chinon
Chinon: UG: 45.28%, UD: 31.46%, FN: 23.27% Voted: 56.35%
Cravant-les-Coteaux: UD: 47.57%, UG: 28.38%, FN: 24.05% Voted: 61.06%
Panzoult: FN: 36.54%, UD: 34.94%, UG: 28.53% Voted: 68.42%
Ile Bouchard: UD: 36.39%, UG: 31.95%, FN: 31.66% Voted: 58.30%
Sazilly: FN: 41.67%, UG: 31.67%, UD: 26.67% Voted: 58.22%
Ligré: UD: 38.00%, FN: 31.52%, UG: 30.48% Voted: 61.43%
Avoine: UG: 46.46%, FN: 28.47%, UD: 25.07% Voted: 53.61%
Savigny-en-Veron: UG: 40.45%, UD: 30.12%, FN: 29.43% Voted: 55.28% 

Bourgueil
Bourgueil: UG: 41.28%, UD: 34.11%, FN: 24.61% Voted: 58.87%
Saint-Patrice: UG: 36.69%, UD: 32.79%, FN: 30.52% Voted: 65.59%
Ingrandes-de-Touraine: FN: 34.18%, UD: 33.45%, UG: 32.36% Voted: 72.28%
Restigné: UD: 34.08%, FN: 33.39%, UG: 32.53% Voted: 59.87% 
Benais: UG: 41.69%, FN: 32.90%, UD: 25.71% Voted: 63.39%
La Chapelle-sur-Loire: FN: 40.88%, UG: 30.66%, UD: 28.47% Voted: 60.24%   

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil 
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil: FN: 37.02%, UD: 33.70%, UG: 29.28%  Voted: 62.04%


Pays de la Loire

Saumur and Saumur-Champigny
Saumur: UD: 43.16% UG: 33.37%, FN: 23.46% Voted: 55.42%
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye: UD: 47.57%, UG: 28.38%, FN: 24.05% Voted: 61.06%
Montsoreau: UD: 47.57%, UG: 28.38%, FN: 24.05% Voted: 61.06%
Turquant: UD: 41.11%, FN: 31.23%, UG: 27.67% Voted: 61.36%
Souzay-Champigny: UD: 44.92%, FN: 31.23%, UG: 27.67% Voted: 61.36%
Chacé: UD: 37.48%, FN: 32.43%, UG: 30.09% Voted: 61.54%
Varrains: UD: 45.41%, UG: 30.99%, FN: 23.60% Voted: 61.83%
Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg: UD: 36.94%, FN: 35.88%, UG: 27.18% Voted: 64.30%
Brèze: UD: 36.57%, UG: 32.23%, FN: 23.60% Voted: 61.83%
Le-Puy-Notre-Dame: UD: 38.77%, FN: 36.88%, UG: 24.35% Voted: 53.71%
Doué-la-Fontaine: UD: 45.96%, UG: 29.11%, FN: 28.93% Voted: 54.17%  

Anjou and the Pays Nantais to follow.