Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire · 5,090 residents
How much does Villeneuve-en-Retz spend?
Mayor: Yves Blanchard since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Villeneuve-en-Retz
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Villeneuve-en-Retz spends 25 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVilleneuve-en-Retz devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.8M€47 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.1M€28 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport456k€12 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing174k€4 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports141k€4 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health66k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action63k€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action51k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment7k€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.
Spending7.4 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€23 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 62 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies543k€7 %Charges financières78k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)46k€1 %Revenue8.4 M€
Property tax in Villeneuve-en-Retz
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Villeneuve-en-Retz collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €767 per inhabitant
Of which 3.4 M€ of equipment. That is −17.7 % 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 · 4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −4.8 % 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 · 17 contracts
Top supplier: Ets Rey et Cie, 421 k€, lot 2 - Gros oeuvre - enduits
All the town’s contracts (107)
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: 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.