Photo: Moody Dreiza ( Moody751 at English Wikipedia ) · CC BY 2.5Nice carries more debt per resident than 88% of compared communes
Eric Ciotti has been mayor of Nice since March 27, 2026, elected by the 69 members of the municipal council. At the March 2026 municipal elections, LE MEILLEUR EST A VENIR AVEC ERIC CIOTTI won 52 of the 69 seats in the second round on March 22, 2026, with 48.5% of the votes. Nice is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.
March 2032
Councils are elected for six years; the council elects the mayor.
Register to vote ↗Throughout this page, the median in Alpes-Maritimes and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What stands out about Nice’s town hall
Decided in a second round
No list won half the votes in the first round, when 7 lists stood. In the second round on March 22, 2026, LE MEILLEUR EST A VENIR AVEC ERIC CIOTTI came first with 48.5% and took 52 of the 69 seats; the other lists share the remaining 17. Who’s in charge ↓
Turnout below most communes
53.6% of registered voters in Nice voted on March 15, 2026: lower than in 66% of compared French communes. The median of compared communes in Alpes-Maritimes was 59.1%; across France, 57.4%. 2026 elections ↓
More debt per resident than most
Nice owed €531.7M at the end of 2025, €1,491 per resident: higher than in 88% of compared French communes (France median €748). That equals 89% of a year’s running costs. The commune’s money ↓
Results as the Interior ministry published them; accounts from the DGFiP via OFGL. Nothing here is graded.
The council the voters chose
Seats as the March 2026 results gave them, one dot a seat.
- LE MEILLEUR EST A VENIR AVEC ERIC CIOTTI5249 community seats
- Tous pour Nice1313 community seats
- UNIS POUR NICE44 community seats
As elected in the second round, March 22, 2026.
The list that comes first gets half the seats; the rest are shared in proportion among the lists with 5% or more, the winner included. So the winning list always has a majority. The same vote gave Nice 66 seats on the council of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur (community seats).
Source: Interior ministry, 2026 municipal election results (March 15 and 22), subject to corrections and appeals.
4 authorities share the work
The commune is the tier closest to residents; the intercommunality, the département and the région do the rest.
Births, marriages and deaths, the electoral roll, nursery and primary schools, local roads, planning permission, the municipal police, and what else the council takes on.
Mayor: Eric Ciotti · 69 councilors
The services its communes share: usually waste collection, economic development and planning documents; often water and local buses.
Social aid (RSA, care for older and disabled people, child protection), collèges, the département’s roads, and funding for fire and rescue.
Lycées, regional trains (TER) and coaches, economic development and job training.
Who to ask
The usual split of powers (service-public.fr); an intercommunality’s exact remit varies, so check its website for waste, water and buses.
Membership: COG 2026 (INSEE); intercommunality type: BANATIC, January 2025. What each tier does: service-public.fr.
From the mayor to the intercommunality
The officials as the Interior ministry’s register lists them, and the council by list.
- 1Mayorsince March 27, 2026Eric Ciotti
- 2Deputy mayors26 adjoints, elected by the councilFrancoise SoulimanAuguste VerolaGaëlle FrontoniPierre IppolitoMarie-France CesariLaurent MerengoneCeline AlunniJean Marc Governatori+18 more
- 3Nice municipal council69 seats by listLE MEILLEUR EST A VENIR AVEC ERIC CIOTTI 52 · Tous pour Nice 13 · UNIS POUR NICE 4
- 4Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurNice holds 66 seatsCommunity councilors are drawn from the council lists in the same vote.
Source: Interior ministry, national register of elected officials (RNE), August 11, 2026.
The 69 members of the Nice municipal council
The mayor and 26 deputy mayors first, then the councilors.
| Name | Office | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Ciotti | Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Francoise Souliman | 1er adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Auguste Verola | 2ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Gaëlle Frontoni | 3ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Pierre Ippolito | 4ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Marie-France Cesari | 5ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Laurent Merengone | 6ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Celine Alunni | 7ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Jean Marc Governatori | 8ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Valerie Sergi | 9ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Olivier Breuilly | 10ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Francoise Monier | 11ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Olivier Riquier | 12ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Juliette Raffort | 13ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Benoît Kandel | 14ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Catherine Moreau | 15ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Sébastien Filippini | 16ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Zara Boutayeb | 17ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Patrick-Marc Le Donne | 18ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Valérie Bothy-Lanfranchi | 19ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Cédric Cirasa | 20ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Berangere Gautier de Charnacé | 21ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Denis Del Rio | 22ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Nathalie Kestemont-Gasperi | 23ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Henry-Jean Servat | 24ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Muriel Vitetti | 25ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Dario Lutchmayah | 26ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
Show the full council (69)
| Name | Office | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Ciotti | Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Francoise Souliman | 1er adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Auguste Verola | 2ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Gaëlle Frontoni | 3ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Pierre Ippolito | 4ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Marie-France Cesari | 5ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Laurent Merengone | 6ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Celine Alunni | 7ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Jean Marc Governatori | 8ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Valerie Sergi | 9ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Olivier Breuilly | 10ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Francoise Monier | 11ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Olivier Riquier | 12ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Juliette Raffort | 13ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Benoît Kandel | 14ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Catherine Moreau | 15ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Sébastien Filippini | 16ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Zara Boutayeb | 17ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Patrick-Marc Le Donne | 18ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Valérie Bothy-Lanfranchi | 19ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Cédric Cirasa | 20ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Berangere Gautier de Charnacé | 21ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Denis Del Rio | 22ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Nathalie Kestemont-Gasperi | 23ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Henry-Jean Servat | 24ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Muriel Vitetti | 25ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Dario Lutchmayah | 26ème adjoint au Maire | March 27, 2026 |
| Eric Abihssira | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Patrick Allemand | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Magali Altounian | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Florence Antonio | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Bernard Asso | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Sauveur Assous | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Monique Bailet | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Patrick Baqué | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Celine Bartoletti | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marinette Bastirmaci | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Lalla Chama Ben Moulay | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Anthony Borré | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Christophe Bremard | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Elise Cammas | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Laurent Castillo | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Bernard Chaix | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Juliette Chesnel-Le Roux | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Auguste Costa | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Carine Dalmasso | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Hervé de Surville | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Jean-Marie Debaisieux | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Sandra Deur | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Simone Dibo-Cohen | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Elise Dukmenoglou | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Dominique Estrosi-Sassone | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Pierre-Paul Leonelli | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Eric Mary | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Christine Mirauchaux Cuturello | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marie Christine Mouchan | Conseiller municipal | April 8, 2026 |
| Gaël Nofri | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Martine Ouaknine | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Elisabeth Parreins | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marina Petrossian | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marie-Automne Peyregne | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Julien Picot | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Geneviève Pozzo Di Borgo | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Philippe Pradal | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Patricia Rosenthal | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Jennifer Salles | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Alexandre Saradjian | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Pierre-Marie Tardieux | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Djendel Yassen | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
Names and offices as the Interior ministry’s national register of elected officials (RNE) published them on August 11, 2026, written as it writes them. Public role only. Later resignations and replacements aren’t shown.
The council: same source as Who represents Nice, above.
How Nice voted in March 2026
7 lists stood in the first round; none won half the votes, so a second round followed.
125,688 votes cast for a list
128,118 of 229,109 registered voters in Nice voted.
1,637 blank and 793 spoilt ballots, not counted in the shares.
120,351 votes cast for a list · no seats given out: a second round followed
122,750 of 229,111 registered voters in Nice voted.
1,557 blank and 842 spoilt ballots, not counted in the shares.
Turnout, first round · March 15, 2026
Shares are of the votes cast for a list, leaving out blank and spoilt ballots. Lists in vote order; the colors only tell the lists apart.
2026 elections: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
Nice spends €2,031 per resident a year
The commune’s consolidated accounts: main and annexed budgets, transfers between them removed.
Per resident, 2025 · against compared communes
Spending and debt per resident, 2018 to 2025
Nice owed €531.7M at the end of 2025, €1,491 per resident, higher than in 88% of compared French communes, equal to 89% of a year’s running costs.
Show year by year
| Year | Spending | Investment | Debt | Debt in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €2,031 | €360 | €1,491 | €531.7M |
| 2024 | €1,965 | €344 | €1,559 | €547.1M |
| 2023 | €1,904 | €275 | €1,589 | €550.5M |
| 2022 | €1,819 | €248 | €1,521 | €525.6M |
| 2021 | €1,755 | €222 | €1,499 | €515.4M |
| 2020 | €1,677 | €171 | €1,435 | €492.2M |
| 2019 | €1,865 | €324 | €1,458 | €504.6M |
| 2018 | €1,692 | €236 | €1,373 | €475M |
Source: OFGL, consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 (DGFiP); 2025 provisional.
The 10th highest debt per resident of 41 communes its size
The 40 compared communes nearest in population, debt per resident at the end of 2025.
Lowest: Brest, €234. Highest: Argenteuil, €3,303.
Have a say in Nice
French citizens register online or at the town hall; citizens of other EU countries can vote in municipal elections too.
service-public.fr ↗See where you’re registered and which polling station is yours.
service-public.fr ↗Council meetings are public; the agenda and minutes are posted at the town hall and usually on its website.
service-public.fr ↗Opening hours, address and phone number of the mairie of Nice in the public services directory.
lannuaire.service-public.fr ↗Who can stand, how lists are formed and the deadlines, from the Interior ministry.
interieur.gouv.fr ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Mayors and councilors. From the Interior ministry’s national register of elected officials (RNE) as published on August 11, 2026: name, office and start dates, nothing else. The register counts a mayor as a councilor too; the page counts each person once. It isn’t a live roll: resignations and replacements after that date aren’t shown, and no party is inferred for any official.
- How the council is elected. Since March 2026 every commune elects its council from lists (a 2025 law extended list voting to communes under 1,000). A list with more than half the votes in the first round wins; otherwise lists with 10% or more can go on to a second round, where the list ahead wins. It gets half the seats, and the rest are shared in proportion among lists with 5% or more. The council then elects the mayor and the deputy mayors.
- The label beside a list. The political nuance the prefecture gave the list for the ministry’s results (Divers droite, Union de la gauche…), shown as published. It isn’t the list’s own description; many lists, most in small communes, have none.
- The commune’s money. OFGL’s consolidated accounts from the DGFiP, 2018 to 2025; 2025 is provisional. Spending and investment leave out loan repayments; running costs are part of spending. Debt is what was owed at the end of the year.
- Per resident. Divided by the DGFiP’s population for that year (population totale, which counts some people, such as boarding students, in two communes), so it can differ from the census figure elsewhere on the site.
- The medians. Beside the town’s figure, the median of compared communes in its département and in France (those with an overall grade). A commune’s spending follows its size and its role: one that runs a pool or a theater for the villages around it spends more per resident.
Questions about Nice’s town hall
Who is the mayor of Nice?
Eric Ciotti, mayor since March 27, 2026, according to the Interior ministry’s register of elected officials (August 11, 2026).
How many councilors does Nice have?
The Nice municipal council has 69 members, the mayor and 26 deputy mayors included.
Who won the 2026 municipal elections in Nice?
LE MEILLEUR EST A VENIR AVEC ERIC CIOTTI, in the second round on March 22, 2026, with 48.5% of the votes; it holds 52 of the 69 seats.
What was the turnout in Nice?
53.6% of registered voters voted in the first round on March 15, 2026; the median of compared French communes was 57.4%.
When are the next municipal elections in Nice?
Councils are elected for six years, so the next general municipal elections are due in March 2032. A council can be re-elected sooner if it loses too many members.
How much debt does Nice have?
€531.7M at the end of 2025, €1,491 per resident; the median of compared French communes was €748.
Which intercommunality is Nice part of?
Nice is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, which runs the services its communes share.
Sources: Interior ministry RNE, August 11, 2026 · Interior ministry, municipal results 2026 · OFGL consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 · INSEE COG 2026 and BANATIC (January 2025) for the intercommunality. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.