Mayenne · Pays de la Loire · 52,179 residents
How much does Laval spend?
Mayor: Florian Bercault since March 2026 · 40 town councillors
What the money pays for in Laval
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Laval spends 20 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size60.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLaval devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports16.6M€27 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration14.5M€24 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training10.6M€18 %elsewhere: 17%same as elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action9.3M€15 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing4.2M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Transport2.2M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment2.1M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health894k€1 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action55k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending88.1 M€
Charges de personnel37.6M€43 %Achats et charges externes14.6M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.7M€9 %Charges financières2.6M€3 %Revenue92.1 M€
Property tax in Laval
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Laval collected 37.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €481 per inhabitant
Of which 17.2 M€ of equipment. That is +16.6 % 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 · 72.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −12.8 % 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 · 101 contracts
Top supplier: SPL Laval Mayenne Amenagements, 8.9 M€, contrat de mandat pour la réalisation d’études et de travaux d’aménagement en coeur de ville de Laval
All the town’s contracts (654)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 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.