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Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 7,360 residents

How much does Chauray spend?

Mayor: Claude Boisson since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

12.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+12.4 % vs 2023 · −5.4 % since 2019
1,714 € per inhabitant · 11.6 M€ collected · balance -1 M€
+12.4 % vs 2023 · −5.4 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Chauray

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Chauray spends 26 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.5 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChauray devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue11.6 M€

Property tax in Chauray

37.28%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Chauray collected 3.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.7M€

invested in 2024 · €378 per inhabitant

Of which 2 M€ of equipment. That is +22.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.1 M€
Dotations et fonds propres990k€
Subventions d'investissement90k€
What is built or repaid2.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2M€
Emprunts et dettes731k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

834

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 6.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −29.8 % 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.

Compare with another town

Chauray versus Saint-Maixent-l'École
ChauraySaint-Maixent-l'École
Local taxes
1,039 · 429per inhabitant
Debt
834 · 396per inhabitant
Gross savings
78 · 173per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
37.28 % · 39.86 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method