Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 6,192 residents
How much does Melle spend?
Mayor: Ryan Lequien since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
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
- General administration3.7M€61 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.2M€20 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport464k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing283k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health247k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action131k€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training39k€1 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action4k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment153€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.
Spending9.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.8M€29 %Achats et charges externes2.6M€28 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 98 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies613k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)135k€1 %Charges financières68k€1 %Revenue9.3 M€
Property tax in Melle
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
invested in 2024 · €504 per inhabitant
Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is +14.9 % 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 · 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
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.