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Vendée · Pays de la Loire · 5,556 residents

How much does La Ferrière spend?

Mayor: David Bely since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

8.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+17.9 % vs 2023 · +47.7 % since 2019
1,569 € per inhabitant · 9.2 M€ collected · balance +505 k€
+17.9 % vs 2023 · +47.7 % since 2019

What the money pays for in La Ferrière

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

La Ferrière spends 25 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Ferrière 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.

Revenue9.2 M€

Property tax in La Ferrière

42.85%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, La Ferrière collected 2.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.

What the town builds

4.6M€

invested in 2024 · €854 per inhabitant

Of which 4.2 M€ of equipment. That is +35.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.3 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.7M€
Emprunts et dettes1.3M€
Subventions d'investissement373k€
What is built or repaid4.6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement4.2M€
Emprunts et dettes473k€

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

Debt

1,130

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 6.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +23.7 % 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

La Ferrière versus Les Achards
La FerrièreLes Achards
Local taxes
561 · 303per inhabitant
Debt
1,130 · 346per inhabitant
Gross savings
372 · 349per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.85 % · 19.76 % 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