Vendée · Pays de la Loire · 2,895 residents
How much does Jard-sur-Mer spend?
Mayor: Sonia Gindreau since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Jard-sur-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Jard-sur-Mer spends 30 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteJard-sur-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.9M€61 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
- Security and public health351k€11 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Education and training276k€9 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport215k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports171k€5 %elsewhere: 11%less than elsewhere (11%)
- Regional planning and housing132k€4 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment70k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action13k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action7k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending5.7 M€
Charges de personnel1.5M€27 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 50 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies381k€7 %Charges financières79k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)51k€1 %Revenue7.1 M€
Property tax in Jard-sur-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Jard-sur-Mer collected 3.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 55% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €895 per inhabitant
Of which 2 M€ of equipment. That is −20.5 % 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 · 3.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −19.4 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Soprema Entreprises, 575 k€, lot 02 couverture descentes châssis
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: 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.