Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 19,568 residents
How much does Royan spend?
Mayor: Patrick Marengo since March 2026 · 32 town councillors
What the money pays for in Royan
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Royan spends 52 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size34.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRoyan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration12.3M€36 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports6.4M€19 %elsewhere: 19%same as elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training3.7M€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.1M€9 %elsewhere: 9%same as elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing2.7M€8 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment2.2M€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health1.6M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport1.3M€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action961k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending55.8 M€
Charges de personnel19.6M€35 %Achats et charges externes11.4M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.1M€5 %Charges financières1.1M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)910k€2 %Revenue61.7 M€
Property tax in Royan
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Royan collected 29.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,031 per inhabitant
Of which 16.1 M€ of equipment. That is +6.5 % 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 · 42.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −20.7 % 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 2025 · 26 contracts
Top supplier: M.C.A., 192 k€, travaux de réhabilitation gymnase LANDRY - murs rideaux
All the town’s contracts (105)
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.
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.