Vendée · Pays de la Loire · 4,900 residents
How much does Venansault spend?
Mayor: Laurent Favreau since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Venansault
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Venansault spends 6 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVenansault devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.2M€47 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training821k€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing740k€16 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Culture, youth and sports664k€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport188k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action18k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health8k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action372€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending6 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€28 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 217 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies618k€10 %Charges financières184k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)63k€1 %Revenue5.6 M€
Property tax in Venansault
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Venansault collected 2.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €437 per inhabitant
Of which 1.7 M€ of equipment. That is +16.1 % 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 · 6.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −5.9 % 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.