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Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 6,192 residents

How much does Melle spend?

Mayor: Ryan Lequien since March 2026 · 33 town councillors

9.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+7.4 % vs 2023 · +51.4 % since 2019
1,553 € per inhabitant · 9.3 M€ collected · balance -294 k€
+7.4 % vs 2023 · +51.4 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Melle

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

Melle spends 5 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMelle 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.

Revenue9.3 M€

Property tax in Melle

33.76%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Melle collected 1.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 18% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3.3M€

invested in 2024 · €504 per inhabitant

Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is +14.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.3 M€
Subventions d'investissement1.5M€
Dotations et fonds propres748k€
Emprunts et dettes2k€
What is built or repaid3.3 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3M€
Emprunts et dettes309k€

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

Debt

547

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.4 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −43.6 % 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

Melle versus La Crèche
MelleLa Crèche
Local taxes
617 · 682per inhabitant
Debt
547 · 819per inhabitant
Gross savings
132 · 237per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
33.76 % · 37.01 % 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