The far-right National Front elected 3 mayors in Provence: Toulon, Orange, Marignane.
It was the first time the far-right led an executive alone.
In other races, Jean Tiberi (RPR) succeeded Jacques Chirac as Mayor of Paris.
In Marseille, the UDF-Republican Jean-Claude Gaudin succeeded the socialist Gaston Defferre.
In Lyon, former UDF Prime Minister Raymond Barre succeeded to another right-wing incumbent mayor.