Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 3,939 residents
How much does Celles-sur-Belle spend?
Mayor: Sylvie Cousin since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Celles-sur-Belle
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Celles-sur-Belle spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCelles-sur-Belle devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.2M€61 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports645k€18 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport535k€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health106k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing56k€2 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Health and social action25k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training4k€0 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
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.
Spending5.4 M€
Achats et charges externes1.7M€32 %Charges de personnel1.3M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 93 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies425k€8 %Charges financières85k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)40k€1 %Revenue4.8 M€
Property tax in Celles-sur-Belle
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Celles-sur-Belle collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €450 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −3.6 % 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 · 3.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −32.9 % 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 · 9 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Établissement de Niort), 505 k€, contruction dun centre technique
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, 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.