Indre · Centre-Val de Loire · 44,560 residents
How much does Châteauroux spend?
Mayor: Gil Avérous since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Châteauroux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Châteauroux spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size58.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChâteauroux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration23.8M€40 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training11.6M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports10.3M€17 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action7.9M€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health2.2M€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing1.6M€3 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport761k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment422k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action313k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending90.1 M€
Achats et charges externes30.8M€34 %Charges de personnel21.3M€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5.7M€6 %Charges financières1M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)757k€1 %Revenue95.8 M€
Property tax in Châteauroux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Châteauroux collected 34.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €664 per inhabitant
Of which 26.1 M€ of equipment. That is +9.3 % 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 · 48.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +50.7 % 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: Eurovia Centre Loire, 3.3 M€, m24-021GRP l1a - travaux de voirie et de pavage pour le compte de la ville de Châteauroux
All the town’s contracts (691)
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.