Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 3,996 residents
How much does Saint-Palais-sur-Mer spend?
Mayor: Pierre Bernardaud since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Palais-sur-Mer spends 103 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Palais-sur-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.6M€36 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing1.5M€22 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€15 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training648k€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment608k€8 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport253k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health212k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action139k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action100k€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.
Spending12.1 M€
Charges de personnel4.5M€37 %Achats et charges externes2.2M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 65 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies404k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)126k€1 %Charges financières62k€1 %Revenue11.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Palais-sur-Mer collected 6.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 56% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,195 per inhabitant
Of which 4.2 M€ of equipment. That is +18.5 % 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 · 2.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 3.5 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Service Assistance Maintenance Location, 285 k€, location de balayeuses de voirie
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: 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.