Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 48,270 residents
How much does Blois spend?
Mayor: Marc Gricourt since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Blois
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Blois spends 17 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size73.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBlois devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration20.6M€28 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports17.2M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training11.8M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action7M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing6.3M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health4.7M€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment3.1M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport1.6M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action751k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending96 M€
Charges de personnel44.5M€46 %Achats et charges externes16.7M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies10.5M€11 %Charges financières1.1M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1M€1 %Revenue99 M€
Property tax in Blois
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Blois collected 37.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €466 per inhabitant
Of which 14.6 M€ of equipment. That is −12.1 % 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 · 50.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −27.1 % 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 · 64 contracts
Top supplier: Sogea Centre, 17.7 M€, construction d’une salle de spectacle - théâtre
All the town’s contracts (438)
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 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.