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Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 1,049 residents

How much does Cours-les-Barres spend?

Mayor: Alain Dudragne since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+6.1 % vs 2023 · +0.5 % since 2019
976 € per inhabitant · 938 k€ collected · balance -85 k€
+6.1 % vs 2023 · +0.5 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending1 M€

Revenue938 k€

Property tax in Cours-les-Barres

41.8%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Cours-les-Barres collected 371 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.

What the town builds

291k€

invested in 2024 · €274 per inhabitant

Of which 251 k€ of equipment. That is +35.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding157 k€
Subventions d'investissement113k€
Dotations et fonds propres44k€
What is built or repaid291 k€
Dépenses d'équipement251k€
Emprunts et dettes40k€

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

Debt

517

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 542 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · +68.9 % 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

Cours-les-Barres versus Cuffy
Cours-les-BarresCuffy
Local taxes
420 · 425per inhabitant
Debt
517 · 297per inhabitant
Gross savings
47 · 49per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
41.8 % · 39.7 % 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