Municipal Elections 2026

Updated on 27/02/2026

The upcoming municipal and community elections will take place on 15 and 22 March 2026.

The deadline for registration on the electoral lists is set for Friday 6 February 2026. You can verify your electoral status at this address:

[https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/services-en-ligne-et-formulaires/ISE](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/services-en-ligne-et-formulaires/ISE "Visit the https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/services-en-ligne-et-formulaires/ISE website - opens in a new window")

Registration on the electoral lists may exceptionally occur until 5 March 2026, particularly if any of the following events occurred after 6 February 2026:

• acquisition of French nationality;
• relocation to another municipality for professional reasons;
• restoration of voting rights after having been deprived of them by a judicial decision.

[Download Decree on Summoning Electors - Municipal Elections on 15 and 22 March 2026

PDF - 0.14 Mb - 04/09/2025](/contenu/telechargement/34643/261935/file/Décret_de_convocation_des_électeurs_-_Elections_municipales_15_et_22_mars_2026.pdf)

Dates and locations for submitting candidacies:

The prefectural order of 22 December 2025 established the dates and procedures for submitting candidacies.

[Download Prefectural Order on Submission of Candidacies for the 2026 Municipal Elections

PDF - 0.18 Mb - 23/12/2025](/contenu/telechargement/35513/268066/file/AP_dépôt_candidatures_élections_municipales_2026.pdf)

Applications for candidacies must be submitted to the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle (in Nancy) for municipalities in the arrondissement of Nancy, and to the competent sub-prefecture for municipalities in the arrondissements of Lunéville, Toul, and Val-de-Briey, on the following dates and times:

For the first round:

* On business days from Tuesday 03 February 2026 to Wednesday 25 February 2026:

from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 16:00,

On Thursday 26 February 2026:

from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 18:00.

For the second round:

* On Monday 16 March 2026:

from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 16:00,

* On Tuesday 17 March 2026:

from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 18:00.

The candidacy declaration for the list is mandatory at each round of voting.

The prefecture and sub-prefecture services will accept applications by appointment only:

Appointment for the Lunéville arrondissement:

[Schedule an appointment](https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/18942/ "Visit the https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/18942/ website - opens in a new window")

Appointment for the Nancy arrondissement:

[Schedule an appointment](https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/17042/ "Visit the https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/17042/ website - opens in a new window")

Appointment for the Toul arrondissement:

[Schedule an appointment](https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/18824/ "Visit the https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/18824/ website - opens in a new window")

Appointment for the Val de Briey arrondissement:

[Schedule an appointment](https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/18061/ "Visit the https://www.rdv-prefecture.interieur.gouv.fr/rdvpref/reservation/demarche/18061/ website - opens in a new window")

Documents listed in the article

* [Download Decree\_of\_summons\_of\_voters\_-\_Municipal\_elections\_March\_15\_and\_22\_2026

PDF - 0.14 MB - 04/09/2025](/contenu/telechargement/34643/261935/file/Décret_de_convocation_des_électeurs_-_Elections_municipales_15_et_22_mars_2026.pdf)

* [Download AP\_submission\_of\_candidates\_for\_municipal\_elections\_2026

PDF - 0.18 MB - 23/12/2025](/contenu/telechargement/35513/268066/file/AP_dépôt_candidatures_élections_municipales_2026.pdf)