Nantes Métropole · Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 329,809 residents · Mayor: Johanna Rolland
Nantes
€599 million spent in 2025.
€1,816 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,861
Nantes’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (< 1%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €599M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €257M (its accounts).
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- Pomona (Terreazur)5 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€2.2M a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €8.7M
- Titulaire sans SIRET21 contracts over 4 months to 4 years · at most ~€3.8M a year on average · 5 of them framework agreements (maximum envelopes)up to €7.3M
- Ansamble1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€1.5M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €6M
- Extincteurs Nantais1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€1.4M a year on averageup to €5.6M
- Achille Bertrand2 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€1.3M a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €5M
- Eurofeu Services2 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€1.1M a year on averageup to €4.4M
- Lefevre Centre Ouest5 contracts over 12 months to 3 years · at most ~€1.8M a year on averageup to €4.2M
423 contracts signed in 2025 · €130.4M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Food (canteens, nurseries)all suppliers together · contracts in the list: Pomona (Terreazur), Achille Bertrandpaid €7M
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €257M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€99M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €300 per resident. Towns of the same size: €340.
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- Restructuration et extension du groupe scolaire Chauvinière2025 · Schools · 18 contracts€11.3M
- Travaux relatifs à la construction d’une nouvelle école dans le quartier de l’Ile de Nantes2024 · Schools · 18 contracts€11.2M
- Travaux relatif à l’extension et restructuration de la piscine des Dervallières à Nantes2023 · Culture, sport and youth · 12 contracts€7.5M
- Travaux de restructuration d’un ancien bâtiment troupe2024 · Culture, sport and youth · 18 contracts€4.6M
- Extension de la piscine des Dervallières : fondations spéciales, gros œuvre, charpente métallique2023 · Culture, sport and youth · Le Chene Constructions (Cardinal Edifice)€4M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €8.4M given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €541.1M · borrowing: €63M · spending: €599M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 41 towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Who spends for the residents of Nantes
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownNantesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,816 per resident
- IntercommunalityNantes MétropoleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€1,304 per resident
- DépartementLoire-AtlantiqueMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,014 per resident
- RegionPays de la LoireHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€457 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Nantes: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Saint-Nazaire or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source