[AdrianR]

Paris is probably the most pro-Royal, followed by the mid-sized cities.

Actually, Paris was 35% Sarko, 32% Royal.

North and East of France prefers Sarko, South and West of France Royal. Some "departments" (provinces?) near France-Spain border had Royal first and Sarko third (behind Bayrou) and near German and Swiss borders it was opposite (Sarko first, Royal third).

There doesn't seem to be a difference between cities and countryside, except that minor candidates (other than Sarko, Royal, Bayrou) have much worse numbers in bigger cities.

[California Patriot]

Very interesting info you report — Sarko with a relatively strong vote in Paris and, you say, in the North generally. I had thought all of this was leftist territory — and that most of the South and West were more on the right.