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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 1,126 residents

How much does Essouvert spend?

Mayor: Henri Auger since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

1.2M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+2.0 % vs 2023 · +90.3 % since 2019
1,031 € per inhabitant · 2.1 M€ collected · balance +893 k€
+2.0 % vs 2023 · +90.3 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending1.2 M€

Revenue2.1 M€

Property tax in Essouvert

37.63%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Essouvert collected 395 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 19% of its revenue.

What the town builds

618k€

invested in 2024 · €494 per inhabitant

Of which 504 k€ of equipment. That is +12.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.3 M€
Dotations et fonds propres977k€
Subventions d'investissement242k€
Emprunts et dettes48k€
What is built or repaid618 k€
Dépenses d'équipement504k€
Emprunts et dettes114k€

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

Debt

640

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 721 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −32.2 % 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

Essouvert versus La Couarde-sur-Mer
EssouvertLa Couarde-sur-Mer
Local taxes
319 · 1,861per inhabitant
Debt
640 · 2,363per inhabitant
Gross savings
236 · 1,025per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
37.63 % · 39.43 % 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