Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 4,506 residents
How much does Pons spend?
Mayor: Fabienne Dugas-Raveneau since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Pons
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Pons spends 52 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePons devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3M€49 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training936k€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports721k€12 %elsewhere: 12%same as elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action591k€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing379k€6 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health212k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action142k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport75k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment14k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending7.7 M€
Charges de personnel3.5M€46 %Achats et charges externes1.7M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 264 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies645k€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)93k€1 %Charges financières79k€1 %Revenue8.8 M€
Property tax in Pons
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Pons collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €379 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −53.4 % 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 · 3.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −33.1 % 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.