Sarthe · Pays de la Loire · 3,579 residents
How much does Ruaudin spend?
Mayor: Carole Heulot since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ruaudin
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ruaudin spends 25 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRuaudin devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.2M€92 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training124k€5 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action58k€2 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports12k€1 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health4k€0 %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.
Spending4.4 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€40 %Achats et charges externes846k€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 17 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies190k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)65k€1 %Revenue5.3 M€
Property tax in Ruaudin
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Ruaudin collected 1.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €447 per inhabitant
Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is −1.9 % 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 · 83 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 4 times less than in 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 · 13 contracts
Top supplier: Le Batimans, 304 k€, travaux création d’un pôle enfance jeunesse - lot 2 gros oeuvre
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, 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.