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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 1,325 residents

How much does Ars-en-Ré spend?

Mayor: Pierre Boeuf since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

4.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+9.9 % vs 2023 · +6.9 % since 2019
3,219 € per inhabitant · 5.1 M€ collected · balance +830 k€
+9.9 % vs 2023 · +6.9 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending4.3 M€

Revenue5.1 M€

Property tax in Ars-en-Ré

37.31%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Ars-en-Ré collected 1.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.5M€

invested in 2024 · €1,120 per inhabitant

Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is +0.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding2 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.1M€
Emprunts et dettes727k€
Subventions d'investissement192k€
What is built or repaid1.5 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.3M€
Emprunts et dettes147k€

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

Debt

3,205

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 2.6 times more than in 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

Ars-en-Ré versus Bussac-sur-Charente
Ars-en-RéBussac-sur-Charente
Local taxes
1,271 · 396per inhabitant
Debt
3,205 · 401per inhabitant
Gross savings
515 · 176per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
37.31 % · 46.5 % 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