Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 21,029 residents
How much does Carquefou spend?
Mayor: Véronique Dubettier-Grenier since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Carquefou
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Carquefou spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size27 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCarquefou devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports7.6M€28 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration6.6M€24 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training5.7M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.6M€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing2.6M€10 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health619k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment165k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport103k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action11k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending31.5 M€
Charges de personnel16.2M€51 %Achats et charges externes5.6M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.6M€15 %Impôts et taxes (charges)513k€2 %Revenue35.5 M€
Property tax in Carquefou
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Carquefou collected 12.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €234 per inhabitant
Of which 4.6 M€ of equipment. That is +25.1 % 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 · 6.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 34.9 times more than in 2018
Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 52 contracts
Top supplier: Herve Thermique, 3.3 M€, construction d’un Centre Aquatique: Lot 14: Chauffage - Ventilation - Plomberie sanitaires - Traitement de l’eau
All the town’s contracts (581)
Marchés de plus de 40 000 € HT déclarés à la notification (DECP) : montants des contrats, pas les paiements. Les plus petits marchés ne sont pas publiés ; les montants manifestement erronés sont écartés. Years published by the town: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.