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Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 8,196 residents

How much does Donges spend?

Mayor: Olivier Lefeuvre since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

12M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−6.1 % vs 2023 · +15.2 % since 2019
1,461 € per inhabitant · 13.8 M€ collected · balance +1.8 M€
−6.1 % vs 2023 · +15.2 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Donges

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Donges spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDonges devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue13.8 M€

Property tax in Donges

32.97%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Donges collected 3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.6M€

invested in 2024 · €323 per inhabitant

Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is −18.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.9 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.9M€
Subventions d'investissement50k€
What is built or repaid2.6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.5M€
Emprunts et dettes1.1M€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

743

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 6.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −39.7 % 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.

Compare with another town

Donges versus Trignac
DongesTrignac
Local taxes
945 · 1,087per inhabitant
Debt
743 · 525per inhabitant
Gross savings
305 · 285per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
32.97 % · 44.38 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method