Essonne · Île-de-France · 3,509 residents
How much does Cerny spend?
Mayor: Marie-Claire Chambaret since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cerny
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cerny spends 6 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCerny devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.3M€44 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training598k€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports410k€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing266k€9 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport155k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment145k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health29k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action18k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending3.4 M€
Charges de personnel1.5M€45 %Achats et charges externes977k€29 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 34 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies191k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)36k€1 %Revenue3.8 M€
Property tax in Cerny
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Cerny collected 2.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 56% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €187 per inhabitant
Of which 466 k€ of equipment. That is −27.8 % 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 · 1.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −26.9 % 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 2020 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: J.RICHARD, 306 k€, travaux de restauration intérieure de l’église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Cerny.: Lot 1: ECHAFAUDAGES - MACONNERIE…
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.
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.