Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 7,873 residents
How much does Machecoul-Saint-Même spend?
Mayor: Jean-Luc Guihal since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Machecoul-Saint-Même
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Machecoul-Saint-Même spends 13 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMachecoul-Saint-Même devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.8M€40 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.5M€21 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training1.2M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action804k€12 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing453k€7 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health118k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment105k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action40k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Transport12k€0 %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.
Spending10.7 M€
Charges de personnel3.9M€36 %Achats et charges externes2.2M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 138 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies810k€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)112k€1 %Charges financières81k€1 %Revenue11.3 M€
Property tax in Machecoul-Saint-Même
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Machecoul-Saint-Même collected 3.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €474 per inhabitant
Of which 3.1 M€ of equipment. That is +27.2 % 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 · 2.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 3.1 times less than in 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
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.