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Communauté de communes Berry Grand Sud · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 207 residents · Mayor: Gilles Herault

Ardenais

€271,000 spent in 2025.

€1,310 per resident · Towns of the same size: €992

Ardenais’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Purchases and outside services27%€72k
  • Staff costs24%€66k
  • Equipment and works22%€59k
  • Day-to-day management21%€58k
  • Loans and debt5%€14k
The 2 other items (1%)
  • Taxes paid1%€2k
  • Interest on debt< 1%€434

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €271k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies48%€131k

    Purchases, services and works.

  • The town’s staff24%€66k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other22%€59k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks5%€15k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies< 1%€1k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Investment and works

€59k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €286 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Equipment and vehicles€25k
  • Roads and networks€19k
  • Land and landscaping€13k
  • Studies and software€2k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €280k · spending: €271k.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€174 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €362

1.3 year of savings to repay it

€344 in 2019

€379 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €325

Property tax rate: 32.69%

€326 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Ardenais

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownArdenaisPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,310 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Berry Grand SudWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €250 per resident
  • DépartementCherMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,422 per resident
  • RegionCentre-Val de LoireHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €579 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Ardenais: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source