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Communauté de communes Cœur de France · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 432 residents · Mayor: Christelle Dagois

Coust

€422,000 spent in 2025.

€976 per resident · Towns of the same size: €992

Coust’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Staff costs39%€165k
  • Equipment and works22%€92k
  • Purchases and outside services20%€84k
  • Day-to-day management14%€58k
  • Loans and debt4%€15k
The 2 other items (2%)
  • Taxes paid2%€7k
  • Interest on debt< 1%€1k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €422k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies42%€176k

    Purchases, services and works. See the names ↓

  • The town’s staff39%€165k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other15%€62k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks4%€16k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies1%€3k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €176k (its accounts).

Click a name to see its contracts

1 published contract · €79k before tax

Why this total differs from the €176k of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2020 to 2020, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€92k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €212 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Buildings€67k
  • Roads and networks€12k
  • Other works€12k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €359k · spending: €422k.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€280 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €362

3.7 years of savings to repay it

€139 in 2019

€458 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €325

Property tax rate: 33.27%

€390 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Coust

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownCoustPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €976 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Cœur de FranceWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €318 per resident
  • DépartementCherMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,422 per resident
  • RegionCentre-Val de LoireHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €579 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Coust: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source