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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 312 residents

How much does Chives spend?

Mayor: Stéphanie Grimaud since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

267k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+0.6 % vs 2023 · +9.0 % since 2019
856 € per inhabitant · 285 k€ collected · balance +18 k€
+0.6 % vs 2023 · +9.0 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending267 k€

Revenue285 k€

Property tax in Chives

34.49%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Chives collected 136 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.

What the town builds

80k€

invested in 2024 · €235 per inhabitant

Of which 58 k€ of equipment. That is +39.4 % compared with 2023.

Funding33 k€
Dotations et fonds propres18k€
Emprunts et dettes15k€
What is built or repaid80 k€
Dépenses d'équipement58k€
Emprunts et dettes23k€

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

Debt

298

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 93 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · −28.2 % 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

Chives versus Courcerac
ChivesCourcerac
Local taxes
429 · 377per inhabitant
Debt
298 · 143per inhabitant
Gross savings
211 · 137per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
34.49 % · 40.27 % 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