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Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou · Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 410 residents · Mayor: Eric Racine

Couture-d'Argenson

€387,000 spent in 2025.

€944 per resident · Towns of the same size: €992

Couture-d'Argenson’s spending by type

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

  • Staff costs29%€114k
  • Day-to-day management22%€84k
  • Equipment and works21%€81k
  • Purchases and outside services18%€71k
  • Loans and debt6%€21k
The 3 other items (4%)
  • Interest on debt2%€9k
  • Taxes paid2%€6k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€426

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

Where the money goes

The €387k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies39%€153k

    Purchases, services and works.

  • The town’s staff29%€114k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other23%€87k

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

  • Banks8%€30k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies1%€3k

    Grants and contributions.

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

Investment and works

€81k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €199 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Roads and networks€53k
  • Buildings€13k
  • Equipment and vehicles€12k
  • Other works€4k

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

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €386k · spending: €387k.

Breakdown of resources

  • Local taxes (property, second homes)33%€128k
  • State and other contributions20%€78k
  • Other taxes and compensation16%€61k
  • Users and rents16%€61k
  • Inter-municipal body11%€43k
  • Grants for works3%€10k
  • Sale of town property1%€2k
  • Drawn from reserves< 1%€1k

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

Debt and taxation

€994 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €362

3.7 years of savings to repay it

€1,862 in 2019

€312 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €325

Property tax rate: 31.77%

€271 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 Couture-d'Argenson

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

  • TownCouture-d'ArgensonPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €944 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Mellois en PoitouWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €708 per resident
  • DépartementDeux-SèvresMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,055 per resident
  • RegionNouvelle-AquitaineHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €519 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 Couture-d'Argenson: 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) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source