Sarthe · Pays de la Loire · 4,107 residents
How much does Le Lude spend?
Mayor: René De Nicolay since March 2026 · 30 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Lude
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Lude spends 44 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Lude devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€39 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€21 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€19 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training648k€12 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health205k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action73k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport65k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action58k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending6.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.7M€41 %Achats et charges externes1.4M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 191 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies701k€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)166k€2 %Charges financières81k€1 %Revenue6.4 M€
Property tax in Le Lude
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Le Lude collected 2.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €355 per inhabitant
Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is −23.0 % 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 · 5.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +4.8 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Travaux Publics des Pays de la Loire, 853 k€, travaux de mise en séparatif assainissement av de la libération
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: 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.