Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire · 55,882 residents
How much does Cholet spend?
Mayor: Isabelle Leroy since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cholet
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cholet spends 70 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size24.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCholet devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration7.6M€32 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training4.9M€20 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action3.5M€15 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.2M€13 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Regional planning and housing2.4M€10 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport1.8M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action414k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health178k€1 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment26k€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.
Spending49.6 M€
Achats et charges externes16.6M€34 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.2M€15 %Charges financières1.1M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)633k€1 %Charges de personnel253k€1 %Revenue65.9 M€
Property tax in Cholet
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Cholet collected 44.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 67% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €425 per inhabitant
Of which 19.3 M€ of equipment. That is +38.3 % 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 · 43.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −20.9 % 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 · 120 contracts
Top supplier: Elior Restauration France, 20.4 M€, restauration collective
All the town’s contracts (813)
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.