Cantonal elections to elect half the membership of the general councils of France's 100 departments were held on 11 and 18 March 2001. While the left did poorly in the municipal elections held on the same dates, it emerged as the overall winner in the cantonal elections, gaining control of six departments and losing that of just one.
Electoral system.
The cantonal elections use a two-round system similar to that employed in the country's legislative elections.
Sources.
E-P
Ministry of the Interior results