Charente · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 314 residents
How much does Benest spend?
Mayor: Olivier Chériot since March 2026 · 11 town councillors
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending367 k€
Revenue381 k€
Property tax in Benest
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.
In 2024, Benest collected 175 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €245 per inhabitant
Of which 55 k€ of equipment. That is −39.3 % 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 · 266 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · −17.7 % 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 2023 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Fournie et Cie, 64 k€, renouvellement du poste de refoulement d’alimentation du 1er étage de la STEP
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: 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.