Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire · 3,341 residents · Mayor: Bruno Mereau
Descartes
€6.4 million spent in 2025.
€1,910 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,229
Descartes’s spending by policy area
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The 5 other items (6%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €6.4M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
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: €2.7M (its accounts).
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- Entreprise Hory-Chauvelin1 contract over 22 months · at most ~€1M a year on averageup to €1.9M
- Cruard Charpente et Construction Bois1 contract over 23 months · at most ~€203k a year on averageup to €389k
- Cadet Concept et Tradition1 contract over 23 months · at most ~€128k a year on averageup to €245k
- Vernat TP2 contracts over 12 months · at most ~€170k a year on averageup to €170k
- CGV Énergie1 contract over 23 months · at most ~€65k a year on averageup to €124k
- Tendrevert (Arbressence)1 contract over 3 years · at most ~€40k a year on average · contract with other holdersup to €119k
- Si d'Énergie d'Indre-et-Loire1 contract over 3 years · at most ~€24k a year on averageup to €73k
9 contracts signed in 2025 · €3.1M before tax
Why this total differs from the €2.7M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€849k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €254 per resident. Towns of the same size: €385.
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- Rénovation énergétique de la mairie : huisseries extérieures2023 · Administration and shared services · SA Menuiserie G. Dubois (Dubois Menuiserie)€179k
- Marché mo requalification centre ville2025 · Town planning and housing · Tendrevert (Arbressence)€119k
- Aménagement rue charles barbot2025 · Streets and transport · Vernat TP€56k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €138k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €5.8M · borrowing: €2k · spending: €6.4M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
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. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 2,286 towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Descartes
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownDescartesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,910 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Loches Sud TouraineWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€413 per resident
- DépartementIndre-et-LoireMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,097 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 towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
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 Descartes: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with La Membrolle-sur-Choisille or with another town:
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