Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 50,253 residents
How much does Saint-Herblain spend?
Mayor: Bertrand Affilé since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Herblain
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Herblain spends 1 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size73.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Herblain devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration25M€34 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training18.8M€25 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Culture, youth and sports14.1M€19 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action8.4M€11 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing5.5M€7 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health1.8M€2 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment121k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport28k€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.
Spending91 M€
Charges de personnel50.4M€55 %Achats et charges externes16M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5.7M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.4M€1 %Revenue95.5 M€
Property tax in Saint-Herblain
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Saint-Herblain collected 46.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €364 per inhabitant
Of which 14.7 M€ of equipment. That is +15.8 % 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 · 5.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · 3.8 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 · 15 contracts
Top supplier: Inoviso, 373 k€, lot 3 : Isolation par l’extérieur - Ravalement
All the town’s contracts (863)
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.