Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire · 6,834 residents
How much does Bouchemaine spend?
Mayor: Véronique Maillet since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bouchemaine
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bouchemaine spends 15 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBouchemaine devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.3M€72 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training568k€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports540k€9 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action195k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing156k€3 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport127k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action52k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment20k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health20k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
Shares are computed on the allocated amount, excluding transfers. “Elsewhere”: the median share of towns the same size — half devote more, half less. Source: DGFiP accounting balances.
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending9.1 M€
Charges de personnel3.6M€39 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 161 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies597k€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)119k€1 %Charges financières107k€1 %Revenue8.3 M€
Property tax in Bouchemaine
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bouchemaine collected 5.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 61% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €457 per inhabitant
Of which 2.7 M€ of equipment. That is −14.5 % compared with 2023.
Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.
Debt
per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +8.4 % per inhabitant since 2018
Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.
Compare with another town
Per inhabitant, 2024 accounts, OFGL. Towns of the same département, by size. A town above or below is not better or worse run. Property-tax rate: municipal share only, excluding the inter-municipal body and additional levies, source REI DGFiP.