Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 7,298 residents
How much does Saujon spend?
Mayor: Pascal Ferchaud since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saujon
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saujon spends 12 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaujon devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.2M€49 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing689k€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports639k€10 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action451k€7 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health303k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport173k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action25k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment17k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending9.1 M€
Charges de personnel3.4M€38 %Achats et charges externes2M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 136 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€13 %Charges financières194k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)115k€1 %Revenue9.4 M€
Property tax in Saujon
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Saujon collected 4.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 51% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €302 per inhabitant
Of which 1.7 M€ of equipment. That is −24.2 % 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 · 5.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −15.3 % 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.
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.