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Indre · Centre-Val de Loire · 5,072 residents

How much does Argenton-sur-Creuse spend?

Mayor: Vincent Millan since March 2026 · 26 town councillors

11.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+48.2 % vs 2023 · +68.4 % since 2019

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

2,282 € per inhabitant · 11.3 M€ collected · balance -295 k€
+48.2 % vs 2023 · +68.4 % since 2019

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

What the money pays for in Argenton-sur-Creuse

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Argenton-sur-Creuse spends 10 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.7 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArgenton-sur-Creuse devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue11.3 M€

Property tax in Argenton-sur-Creuse

37.94%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Argenton-sur-Creuse collected 3.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.

What the town builds

5.8M€

invested in 2024 · €1,112 per inhabitant

Of which 5.1 M€ of equipment. That is +142.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding4.5 M€
Emprunts et dettes3M€
Dotations et fonds propres876k€
Subventions d'investissement574k€
What is built or repaid5.8 M€
Dépenses d'équipement5.1M€
Emprunts et dettes638k€
Autres immobilisations financières1k€

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

Debt

2,151

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 10.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +33.6 % 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

1.1M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 5 contracts

Top supplier: Smac, 427 k€, construction d une extension au complexe sportif Lothaire Kubel spécifique Badminton

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: 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Argenton-sur-Creuse versus Buzançais
Argenton-sur-CreuseBuzançais
Local taxes
832 · 744per inhabitant
Debt
2,151 · 616per inhabitant
Gross savings
221 · 129per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
37.94 % · 39.71 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method