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Nantes Métropole · Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 2,815 residents · Mayor: Laure Beslier

Brains

€2.8 million spent in 2025.

€992 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,229

Brains’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Staff costs49%€1.4M
  • Purchases and outside services29%€808k
  • Equipment and works8%€235k
  • Day-to-day management7%€208k
  • Loans and debt4%€116k
The 4 other items (2%)
  • Taxes paid2%€48k
  • Interest on debt< 1%€10k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€622
  • Other financial assets< 1%€140

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €2.8M spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • The town’s staff49%€1.4M

    Pay and contributions.

  • Companies37%€1M

    Purchases, services and works.

  • Other8%€223k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks5%€127k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies1%€34k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Investment and works

€235k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €84 per resident. Towns of the same size: €322.

  • Buildings€157k
  • Equipment and vehicles€41k
  • Land and landscaping€24k
  • Studies and software€4k
  • Other works€10k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €2.6M · spending: €2.8M.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€138 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €601

2.6 years of savings to repay it

€421 in 2019

€442 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €441

Property tax rate: 35.78%

€334 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Brains

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownBrainsPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €992 per resident
  • IntercommunalityNantes MétropoleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €1,304 per resident
  • DépartementLoire-AtlantiqueMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,014 per resident
  • RegionPays de la LoireHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €457 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Brains: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source