Saint-Paul carries more debt per resident than 83% of compared communes
Emmanuel Séraphin has been mayor of Saint-Paul since March 28, 2026, elected by the 55 members of the municipal council. At the March 2026 municipal elections, LISTE CONDUITE PAR EMMANUEL SÉRAPHIN won 43 of the 55 seats in the second round on March 22, 2026, with 55.7% of the votes. Saint-Paul is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Territoire de la Côte Ouest (TCO).
March 2032
Councils are elected for six years; the council elects the mayor.
Register to vote ↗Throughout this page, the median in Réunion and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What stands out about Saint-Paul’s town hall
Decided in a second round
No list won half the votes in the first round, when 5 lists stood. In the second round on March 22, 2026, LISTE CONDUITE PAR EMMANUEL SÉRAPHIN came first with 55.7% and took 43 of the 55 seats; the other lists share the remaining 12. Who’s in charge ↓
Turnout below most communes
50.5% of registered voters in Saint-Paul voted on March 15, 2026: lower than in 76% of compared French communes. The median of compared communes in Réunion was 61.4%; across France, 57.4%. 2026 elections ↓
More debt per resident than most
Saint-Paul owed €143.2M at the end of 2025, €1,332 per resident: higher than in 83% of compared French communes (France median €748). That equals 80% 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.
- LISTE CONDUITE PAR EMMANUEL SÉRAPHIN4325 community seats
- NOUS, LES SAINT-PAULOIS127 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 Saint-Paul 32 seats on the council of the Communauté d'agglomération Territoire de la Côte Ouest (TCO) (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: Emmanuel Séraphin · 55 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 28, 2026Emmanuel Séraphin
- 2Deputy mayors16 adjoints, elected by the councilNila RadakicheninSebastien GuyonMartine GazeLudovic LasaoneKarine Agathe FilainJean Harry GadoPatricia Vallon-Hoarau CrossonSergio Perfillon+8 more
- 3Saint-Paul municipal council55 seats by listLISTE CONDUITE PAR EMMANUEL SÉRAPHIN 43 · NOUS, LES SAINT-PAULOIS 12
- 4Communauté d'agglomération Territoire de la Côte Ouest (TCO)Saint-Paul holds 32 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 55 members of the Saint-Paul municipal council
The mayor and 16 deputy mayors first, then the councilors.
| Name | Office | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Séraphin | Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Nila Radakichenin | 1er adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Sebastien Guyon | 2ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Martine Gaze | 3ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Ludovic Lasaone | 4ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Karine Agathe Filain | 5ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Jean Harry Gado | 6ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Patricia Vallon-Hoarau Crosson | 7ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Sergio Perfillon | 8ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Florence Lim-Houn-Tchen | 9ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Jean-François Lallemand | 10ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Carole Leveneur | 11ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Yann Crighton | 12ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Marie-Anick Floriant | 13ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Marie Suzelle Buchle | 14ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Dominique Virama-Coutaye | 14ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Edie Sophie | 16ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
Show the full council (55)
| Name | Office | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Séraphin | Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Nila Radakichenin | 1er adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Sebastien Guyon | 2ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Martine Gaze | 3ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Ludovic Lasaone | 4ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Karine Agathe Filain | 5ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Jean Harry Gado | 6ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Patricia Vallon-Hoarau Crosson | 7ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Sergio Perfillon | 8ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Florence Lim-Houn-Tchen | 9ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Jean-François Lallemand | 10ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Carole Leveneur | 11ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Yann Crighton | 12ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Marie-Anick Floriant | 13ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Marie Suzelle Buchle | 14ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Dominique Virama-Coutaye | 14ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Edie Sophie | 16ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Kelly Ah-Kouen | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Dominique Apaya-Gadabaya | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Huguette Bello | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Cédric Boyer | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Guy Michel Catouaria-Tounéji | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Audrey Cesar | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Pascaline Chereau-Nemazine | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Richelin Clopon | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Kévin Dain | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Laurence Daleau-Gauvin | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Denise Delavanne | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Tristan Floriant | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Christine François | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Sandrine Langlet | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Jasmine Latchimy | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Karine Lebon | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Jean-Max Lucas | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Cyrille Melchior | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Rumagen Moonesawmy | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Alice Moreau Clemente | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Mireille Morel-Coianiz | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marie-Bernadette Mouniama-Cuvelier | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Jean Guylain Moutama-Chediapin | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Salim Nana-Ibrahim | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Irchad Omarjee | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Roxanne Pausé-Damour | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Guillaume Peroux | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Annie Pignolet Dumont | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marina Pongerard Singaïny | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Jean Eddy Puylaurent | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Seeven Rangama-Petchy | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| René Rattinon | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Éric René | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Martini Robert | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Virgine Sallé | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Célia Taffet | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Eglantine Victorine | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Thierry Wilmann | 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 Saint-Paul, above.
How Saint-Paul voted in March 2026
5 lists stood in the first round; none won half the votes, so a second round followed.
49,644 votes cast for a list
51,710 of 89,459 registered voters in Saint-Paul voted.
1,005 blank and 1,061 spoilt ballots, not counted in the shares.
43,102 votes cast for a list · no seats given out: a second round followed
45,172 of 89,425 registered voters in Saint-Paul voted.
1,066 blank and 1,004 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.
Saint-Paul spends €2,085 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
Saint-Paul owed €143.2M at the end of 2025, €1,332 per resident, higher than in 83% of compared French communes, equal to 80% of a year’s running costs.
Show year by year
| Year | Spending | Investment | Debt | Debt in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €2,085 | €423 | €1,332 | €143.2M |
| 2024 | €2,139 | €532 | €1,281 | €136.5M |
| 2023 | €2,003 | €571 | €1,232 | €130.1M |
| 2022 | €1,731 | €363 | €1,171 | €122.5M |
| 2021 | €1,649 | €341 | €1,661 | €174.1M |
| 2020 | €1,828 | €326 | €1,623 | €171.8M |
| 2019 | €1,644 | €379 | €1,058 | €113.2M |
| 2018 | €1,642 | €416 | €979 | €105.2M |
Source: OFGL, consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 (DGFiP); 2025 provisional.
The 18th 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 Saint-Paul
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 Saint-Paul 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 Saint-Paul’s town hall
Who is the mayor of Saint-Paul?
Emmanuel Séraphin, mayor since March 28, 2026, according to the Interior ministry’s register of elected officials (August 11, 2026).
How many councilors does Saint-Paul have?
The Saint-Paul municipal council has 55 members, the mayor and 16 deputy mayors included.
Who won the 2026 municipal elections in Saint-Paul?
LISTE CONDUITE PAR EMMANUEL SÉRAPHIN, in the second round on March 22, 2026, with 55.7% of the votes; it holds 43 of the 55 seats.
What was the turnout in Saint-Paul?
50.5% 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 Saint-Paul?
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 Saint-Paul have?
€143.2M at the end of 2025, €1,332 per resident; the median of compared French communes was €748.
Which intercommunality is Saint-Paul part of?
Saint-Paul is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Territoire de la Côte Ouest (TCO), 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.