Vendée · Pays de la Loire · 23,257 residents
How much does Challans spend?
Mayor: Alexandre Huvet since March 2026 · 34 town councillors
What the money pays for in Challans
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Challans spends 34 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size19.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChallans devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.7M€28 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.8M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training3.8M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.9M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport1.7M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Health and social action1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health417k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment414k€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action246k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more 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.
Spending39.6 M€
Charges de personnel11M€28 %Achats et charges externes5.5M€14 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.7M€7 %Charges financières671k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)414k€1 %Revenue39.4 M€
Property tax in Challans
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Challans collected 14.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €920 per inhabitant
Of which 15.5 M€ of equipment. That is +79.4 % 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 · 25.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −28.8 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 50 contracts
Top supplier: Esvia, 6.7 M€, travaux de réhabilitation du boulevard jean YOLE - lot 3
All the town’s contracts (320)
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: 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.