Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 28,545 residents
How much does Orvault spend?
Mayor: Sébastien Arrouët since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Orvault
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Orvault spends 0 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size37.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteOrvault devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration13M€35 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports10.1M€27 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training8M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.7M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action2.6M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health471k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment216k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action56k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport6k€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.
Spending46.6 M€
Charges de personnel26.2M€56 %Achats et charges externes7.1M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.6M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)686k€1 %Charges financières393k€1 %Revenue51.9 M€
Property tax in Orvault
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Orvault collected 25.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €360 per inhabitant
Of which 7.3 M€ of equipment. That is +43.2 % 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 · 22.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +2.7 % 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 · 47 contracts
Top supplier: Entreprise Guy Challancin, 685 k€, prestations de nettoyage des équipements de la Ville d’Orvault.: Lot 3 : nettoyage des sites administratifs…
All the town’s contracts (413)
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: 2018, 2019, 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.