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Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 6,237 residents

How much does Commentry spend?

Mayor: Sylvain Bourdier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

16.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+17.6 % vs 2023 · +12.9 % since 2019
2,619 € per inhabitant · 15.3 M€ collected · balance -1 M€
+17.6 % vs 2023 · +12.9 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue15.3 M€

Property tax in Commentry

39.43%

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

4.1M€

invested in 2024 · €642 per inhabitant

Of which 3.5 M€ of equipment. That is +85.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.1 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1M€
Emprunts et dettes560k€
Subventions d'investissement510k€
What is built or repaid4.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3.5M€
Emprunts et dettes588k€

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

Debt

954

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

Commentry versus Gannat
CommentryGannat
Local taxes
1,701 · 865per inhabitant
Debt
954 · 1,288per inhabitant
Gross savings
222 · 209per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.43 % · 43.61 % 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