Communauté de communes Challans-Gois Communauté · Vendée · Pays de la Loire · 23,612 residents · Mayor: Alexandre Huvet
Challans
€37 million spent in 2025.
€1,565 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,855
Challans’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (4%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €37M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €18.5M (its accounts).
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- Saur1 contract over 1 month · contract with other holdersup to €2.5M
- Entreprise Bodin3 contracts over 6 months to 10 months · at most ~€1.6M a year on averageup to €1.6M
- Charier TP Sud2 contracts over 1 month · at most ~€808k a year on average · 1 with other holdersup to €808k
- Société Coopérative Ouvriere Vendee Atlantique de Travaux Publics SC.C.O.V.A.T.P. (SO.C.O.V.A.TP)3 contracts over 1 monthup to €597k
- Voisin Constructions1 contract over 12 monthsup to €455k
- Ineo Infracom (Equans Digital Cyber & It Solutions Ouest; Villes et Territoires Connectes)1 contract over 1 month · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €350k
- Ingenieurs Conseil du Second Oeuvre1 contract over 1 month · contract with other holdersup to €235k
24 contracts signed in 2025 · €7.6M before tax · All contracts
Why this total differs from the €18.5M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€13.1M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €556 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Construction du bassin tampon du bois de Breuil2025 · Saur€2.5M
- Gros œuvre2025 · 4 contracts€2.5M
- Travaux2024 · 3 contracts€2.4M
- Démolition, terrassement et voirie et réseaux divers2024 · Streets and transport · Entreprise Bodin€2.3M
- Réfection de la voirie du boulevard Clemenceau2025 · Streets and transport · Charier TP Sud€611k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €489k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €34M · borrowing: €4.5M · spending: €37M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
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. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 359 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Challans
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownChallansPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,565 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Challans-Gois CommunautéWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€377 per resident
- DépartementVendéeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,087 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 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
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 Challans: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Montaigu-Vendée or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source