Parisian Polling Station Locations for the 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections

Geolocated polling stations in Paris were established by prefectural decrees No 2011-242-0002 and No 2011-363-0002. The dataset covers the period from 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013, during which both the presidential and legislative elections were held. Location maps derived from this data were made available to committees monitoring voting operations by the Prefecture of Paris.

Use Cases

• Mapping voter accessibility based on polling station locations mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing historical election logistics in Paris based on the defined 2012-2013 period.
• Studying the spatial distribution of government services using the geolocation of polling stations.

Strengths

• Data is defined by specific legal instruments: prefectural decrees No 2011-242-0002 and No 2011-363-0002.
• Covers a precise and relevant electoral period from 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013.
• Geolocation enables the creation of maps for operational monitoring.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2019-06-20 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Established by prefectural decree and made available for monitoring committees.

Time Range

1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2019-06-20 00:00:00.

Geography

Paris, France