The Association of Mayors of France elects its new president on Tuesday to succeed François Baroin. The opportunity to look at the typical profile of the French councilor, a man in 80% of the municipalities.
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While the 103rd congress of the association of mayors of France opened on Tuesday, November 16, in Pars, franceinfo wanted to know who these representatives of the territories are. Thanks to data from the National Directory of Elected Officials, here is the robot portrait of the French city council: Michel, 60 years old, former executive, at the head of a town of less than 500 inhabitants.
Of the 34,897 mayors in France, Michel is therefore the most common first name, followed by Philippe and Alain. An all-male top three. And for good reason: eight out of ten mayors are men. However, the ratio is different for the ten largest French cities, four of which are headed by women.
Another lesson: nearly one in two municipalities is managed by a manager or a farmer, whether retired or still working. Retirees, all professions combined, represent 40% of the mayors’ population. Quite logically, their average age is therefore high: 60 years. This is seven years older than the average age of elected officials, all terms of office. But this average hides significant disparities. The youngest city councilor, Hugo Biolley, was 18 when he began his mandate. The oldest, Georges Rosso, will finish his at the age of 97.
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