Sarthe · Pays de la Loire · 8,120 residents
How much does Coulaines spend?
Mayor: Christophe Rouillon since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Coulaines
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Coulaines spends 23 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCoulaines devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.4M€43 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.3M€22 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action1.5M€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training1.4M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing591k€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport76k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action28k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health18k€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.
Spending15.5 M€
Charges de personnel5.1M€33 %Achats et charges externes2.4M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 709 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)160k€1 %Charges financières108k€1 %Revenue12 M€
Property tax in Coulaines
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Coulaines collected 3.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €755 per inhabitant
Of which 5.3 M€ of equipment. That is +191.3 % 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 · 4.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −13.9 % 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 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Axians Unit - GIE, 250 k€, mise en oeuvre de prestations de sercices associées _ du 01/04/2026 au 31/03/2031
All the town’s contracts (118)
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: 2019, 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.