Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 6,115 residents
How much does Haute-Goulaine spend?
Mayor: Anne-Sophie Gstach-Morand since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Haute-Goulaine
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Haute-Goulaine spends 13 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHaute-Goulaine devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.3M€43 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.3M€25 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport517k€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action432k€8 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports283k€5 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing254k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action151k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health110k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment30k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending8.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.7M€31 %Achats et charges externes2.1M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 42 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies376k€4 %Charges financières189k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)85k€1 %Revenue7.4 M€
Property tax in Haute-Goulaine
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Haute-Goulaine collected 4.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 58% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €525 per inhabitant
Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +32.4 % 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 · 4.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.2 times less than in 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 · 15 contracts
Top supplier: Ifac, 1.3 M€, marché de prestations de services relatif à la gestion et l’animation de la crèche Les écureuils du Marais
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: 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.