Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 5,874 residents
How much does Nieul-sur-Mer spend?
Mayor: Marc Maigné since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Nieul-sur-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Nieul-sur-Mer spends 6 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteNieul-sur-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.4M€42 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.1M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports931k€17 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing528k€9 %elsewhere: 9%same as elsewhere (9%)
- Transport233k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment225k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action149k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health67k€1 %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.
Spending6.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.9M€45 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 84 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies399k€6 %Charges financières175k€3 %Charges exceptionnelles95k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)84k€1 %Revenue7.3 M€
Property tax in Nieul-sur-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Nieul-sur-Mer collected 3.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 54% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €271 per inhabitant
Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is −81.0 % 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 · 6.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +29.5 % 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de la Rochelle), 188 k€, lot n °3 : VOIRIE RESEAUX DIVERS - Réhabilitation et restructuration site Dolto de la commune de Nieul-sur-Mer (Centre…
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: 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.