A PERILOUS DEMOCRATIC EXERCISE WITHIN AN EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CONTEXT

This article questions the organization of French municipal elections within context a global pandemic (COVID-19). In little-explored scientific field in cities Le Mans, Allonnes, Coulaines and Arnage, we examine practice abstention on part voters Mans Métropole. this regard, principal component analysis followed by hierarchical cluster was performed. We used data both National Institute Statistics Economic Studies (INSEE) Ministry Interior. Our main goal consisted highlighting electoral geography Métropole at sub-municipal levels, using maps. thus report that rates soared. fact corroborates initial hypothesis low turnout population end first round benefiting certain candidates local scene. particularly case for left-wing party, victory which also analysed national Socialist Party’s decline. Keywords: election, abstention, covid-19, France, urban community spatial analysis.