Charente · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 1,404 residents
How much does Balzac spend?
Mayor: Jean-Claude Courari since March 2026 · 15 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.
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending2.8 M€
Revenue2.7 M€
Property tax in Balzac
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.
In 2024, Balzac collected 536 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 20% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,246 per inhabitant
Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is +96.8 % 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 · 1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 2.8 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2023 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: Titulaire sans SIRET, 640 k€, construction d’une chaufferie bois centralisée et d’un réseau de distribution de chaleur
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: 2019, 2023.
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.