Vendée · Pays de la Loire · 49,766 residents
How much does Les Sables-d'Olonne spend?
Mayor: Nicolas Chénéchaud since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Les Sables-d'Olonne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Les Sables-d'Olonne spends 34 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size42.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLes Sables-d'Olonne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration16.1M€37 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports12M€28 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training6.3M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health3.7M€9 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing1.7M€4 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action1.4M€3 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport656k€2 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action480k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment420k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending96.1 M€
Charges de personnel19.5M€20 %Achats et charges externes16.3M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 3.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.7M€7 %Charges financières2.2M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)987k€1 %Revenue94.8 M€
Property tax in Les Sables-d'Olonne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Les Sables-d'Olonne collected 45.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,123 per inhabitant
Of which 43.3 M€ of equipment. That is +17.8 % 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 · 87.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −33.0 % 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 · 16 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement des Sables D'Olonne), 7.5 M€, voirie - entretien - travaux neufs et grosses réparations inférieure ou égale a 100.000 € HT - accord-cadre voirie…
All the town’s contracts (383)
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: 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.