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Communauté de communes de l'Île de Ré · Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 1,321 residents · Mayor: Pierre Boeuf

Ars-en-Ré

€3.1 million spent in 2025.

€2,376 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,099

Ars-en-Ré’s spending by type

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

  • Staff costs38%€1.2M
  • Purchases and outside services33%€1M
  • Equipment and works9%€290k
  • Day-to-day management8%€259k
  • Loans and debt5%€146k
  • Interest on debt4%€117k
  • Taxes paid3%€88k
The 2 other items (< 1%)
  • Grants and endowments paid back< 1%€3k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€83

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

Where the money goes

The €3.1M spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies42%€1.3M

    Purchases, services and works.

  • The town’s staff38%€1.2M

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other9%€269k

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

  • Banks8%€263k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies3%€82k

    Grants and contributions.

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

Investment and works

€290k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €219 per resident. Towns of the same size: €283.

  • Roads and networks€111k
  • Buildings€73k
  • Studies and software€48k
  • Land and landscaping€34k
  • Equipment and vehicles€22k
  • Other works€1k

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

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €3.9M · borrowing: €4k · spending: €3.1M.

Breakdown of resources

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

Debt and taxation

€3,089 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €519

3.6 years of savings to repay it

€1,137 in 2019

€1,089 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €385

Property tax rate: 37.31%

These taxes are also paid by owners who do not live in the town (second homes, businesses), who are not counted in its population.

€772 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 Ars-en-Ré

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

  • TownArs-en-RéPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €2,376 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de l'Île de RéWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €1,602 per resident
  • DépartementCharente-MaritimeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,265 per resident
  • RegionNouvelle-AquitaineHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €519 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 Ars-en-Ré: 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