Sarthe · Pays de la Loire · 12,564 residents
How much does Sablé-sur-Sarthe spend?
Mayor: Benoît Nicolardot since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sablé-sur-Sarthe
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sablé-sur-Sarthe spends 4 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSablé-sur-Sarthe devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.4M€29 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.3M€22 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training3.2M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.1M€14 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action648k€4 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment618k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health413k€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action372k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport87k€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.
Spending20.3 M€
Charges de personnel7M€34 %Achats et charges externes5.1M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.3M€11 %Charges financières545k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)304k€1 %Revenue22.8 M€
Property tax in Sablé-sur-Sarthe
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Sablé-sur-Sarthe collected 3.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 16% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €392 per inhabitant
Of which 3.1 M€ of equipment. That is +14.9 % 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 · 17.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −12.3 % 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: Soc Renaudat Centre Constructions, 4 M€, travaux construction passerelle franchissement Sarthe
All the town’s contracts (144)
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.