French people are voting in regional elections, the first electoral test since last month's Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed.
Opinion polls suggest there will be a strong showing for the far-right National Front (FN).
The centre-right led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to win in most regions at the expense of the governing Socialist Party.
Sunday's first round will be followed by a run-off on 13 December.
French regions have wide powers over local transport, education and economic development.
The election is also being closely watched after opinion polls suggested the popularity of the anti-immigration, anti-EU National Front had increased since the attacks on 13 November.
FN leader Marine Le Pen is likely to win in the northern region of Nord-Pas-De-Calais-Picardie, while her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen is a leading contender in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in the south.
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