Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 328,144 residents
How much does Nantes spend?
Mayor: Johanna Rolland since March 2026 · 69 town councillors
What the money pays for in Nantes
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Nantes spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size447.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteNantes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration116M€26 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports101M€23 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Education and training96.6M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action85M€19 %elsewhere: 14%more than elsewhere (14%)
- Regional planning and housing29.7M€7 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health17.6M€4 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action958k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment481k€0 %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.
Spending575.2 M€
Charges de personnel179M€31 %Achats et charges externes154M€27 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 61.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies106M€18 %Charges financières7.7M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)5.1M€1 %Revenue615.3 M€
Property tax in Nantes
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Nantes collected 285.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €390 per inhabitant
Of which 94.2 M€ of equipment. That is −4.4 % 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 · 322.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · +68.7 % 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 · 370 contracts
Top supplier: Adc Proprete, 22.1 M€, mARCHE SUBSÉQUENT 09 Prestations de nettoyage des bâtiments de la Ville de Nantes et du C.C.A.S. de Nantes - secteur…
All the town’s contracts (1,381)
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: 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.