Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 66,277 residents · Mayor: Yann Galut
Bourges
€129 million spent in 2025.
€1,946 per resident · Towns of the same size: €2,124
Bourges’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (2%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €129M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €45.6M (its accounts).
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- Électricité de France2 contracts over 3 years · at most ~€6.9M a year on averageup to €20.8M
- Ansamble1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€2.1M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €8.3M
- Verspieren1 contract over 5 years · at most ~€613k a year on averageup to €3M
- Polytan France1 contract over 8 months · contract with other holdersup to €1.6M
- Relyens SPS1 contract over 5 years · at most ~€296k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.5M
- Idverde3 contracts over 12 months to 4 years · at most ~€619k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €1.1M
- Eiffage Énergie Systemes - Centre Loire1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€225k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €900k
84 contracts signed in 2025 · €48.9M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Electricity, gas and heatingall suppliers together · contract in the list: Électricité de Francepaid €5.5M
- Insuranceall suppliers together · contracts in the list: Verspieren, Relyens SPSpaid €775k
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €45.6M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€27.6M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €416 per resident. Towns of the same size: €423.
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- Aménagement de la place Cujas : démolition, gros œuvre, voirie et réseaux divers2023 · Streets and transport · Colas France (Établissement de Bourges)€5M
- Stade Alfred Depège : piste d’athlétisme et terrain de rugby, infrastructure et surface2025 · Culture, sport and youth · Polytan France€1.6M
- Requalification de la rue barbès2023 · Streets and transport · Eurovia Centre Loire€1.4M
- Aménagement place Cujas2023 · A.E.B. Électricité€899k
- Travaux de clôture pour les années 2026 a 20292025 · Espace Cloture Centre€800k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €3.1M given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €108.7M · borrowing: €17M · spending: €129M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
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. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 92 towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Bourges
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownBourgesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,946 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Bourges PlusWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€760 per resident
- DépartementCherMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,422 per resident
- RegionCentre-Val de LoireHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€579 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 towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
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 Bourges: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Vierzon or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source