The same applies in communes with 100 to 499 inhabitants, if the municipal council has at least nine members following the second round of the general renewal of the municipal council or a supplementary election. Where the first two paragraphs of this article are applied and for the application of all the legal provisions relating to the number of members of the municipal council, this number is equal to the number of members of the municipal council at the end of the last election, whether it is a general renewal or a supplementary election.
However, for the application of article L. 284 of the electoral code, the municipal councils of the communes mentioned in the first two paragraphs of this article elect a delegate.
The same applies in municipalities with a population of between 100 and 499, provided that the municipal council has at least nine members following the second round of the general renewal of the municipal council or a by-election.