Indre · Centre-Val de Loire · 5,072 residents
How much does Argenton-sur-Creuse spend?
Mayor: Vincent Millan since March 2026 · 26 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
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
- General administration1.4M€25 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports890k€16 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing744k€13 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport555k€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health343k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment342k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action222k€4 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action201k€4 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
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.
Spending11.6 M€
Charges de personnel3.5M€30 %Achats et charges externes1.5M€13 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 157 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies596k€5 %Charges financières193k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)59k€1 %Revenue11.3 M€
Property tax in Argenton-sur-Creuse
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
invested in 2024 · €1,112 per inhabitant
Of which 5.1 M€ of equipment. That is +142.2 % 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 · 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
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
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.