Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 20,837 residents
How much does Bressuire spend?
Mayor: Emmanuelle Ménard since March 2026 · 34 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bressuire
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bressuire spends 33 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size18 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBressuire devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.7M€37 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training3.9M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.5M€14 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Regional planning and housing2.2M€12 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport1.1M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Health and social action732k€4 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health350k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action213k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment158k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending28.5 M€
Charges de personnel8.6M€30 %Achats et charges externes6.2M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 918 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.7M€9 %Charges financières873k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)243k€1 %Revenue28.8 M€
Property tax in Bressuire
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Bressuire collected 9.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €476 per inhabitant
Of which 6.7 M€ of equipment. That is +13.2 % 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 · 30.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −10.5 % 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 · 45 contracts
Top supplier: Sade - Compagnie Generale de Travaux Hydrauliques, 8 M€, cr ation d’un r seau de chaleur sur la Commune de Bressuire
All the town’s contracts (169)
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: 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.