Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 6,237 residents
How much does Commentry spend?
Mayor: Sylvain Bourdier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Commentry
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Commentry spends 80 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCommentry devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports3.4M€30 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- General administration3.1M€27 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing2M€17 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.2M€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action775k€7 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport475k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment430k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health128k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action16k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending16.3 M€
Charges de personnel6.8M€42 %Achats et charges externes3.3M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 469 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.7M€10 %Charges financières235k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)148k€1 %Revenue15.3 M€
Property tax in Commentry
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Commentry collected 3.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €642 per inhabitant
Of which 3.5 M€ of equipment. That is +85.9 % 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 · 6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −43.6 % 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
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.