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Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 610 residents

How much does Ardes spend?

Mayor: Jacques Therme since March 2026 · 14 town councillors

1.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+70.7 % vs 2023 · +86.4 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

2,119 € per inhabitant · 984 k€ collected · balance -308 k€
+70.7 % vs 2023 · +86.4 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending1.3 M€

Revenue984 k€

Property tax in Ardes

39.48%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Ardes collected 258 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.

What the town builds

658k€

invested in 2024 · €1,210 per inhabitant

Of which 446 k€ of equipment. That is +252.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding77 k€
Dotations et fonds propres40k€
Subventions d'investissement35k€
Emprunts et dettes2k€
What is built or repaid658 k€
Dépenses d'équipement446k€
Emprunts et dettes212k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

1,615

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 985 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · −48.3 % 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

Ardes versus Surat
ArdesSurat
Local taxes
491 · 368per inhabitant
Debt
1,615 · 627per inhabitant
Gross savings
498 · 118per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.48 % · 36.84 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method