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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 4,133 residents

How much does Fouras spend?

Mayor: Florence Chartier Loman since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

11M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+29.9 % vs 2023 · +37.8 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

2,662 € per inhabitant · 10.6 M€ collected · balance -372 k€
+29.9 % vs 2023 · +37.8 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

What the money pays for in Fouras

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Fouras spends 72 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFouras devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

Shares are computed on the allocated amount, excluding transfers. “Elsewhere”: the median share of towns the same size — half devote more, half less. Source: DGFiP accounting balances.

Spending and revenue

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

Revenue10.6 M€

Property tax in Fouras

43.59%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Fouras collected 3.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.

What the town builds

4.7M€

invested in 2024 · €1,141 per inhabitant

Of which 4.2 M€ of equipment. That is +83.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.2 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.4M€
Emprunts et dettes1.4M€
Subventions d'investissement458k€
What is built or repaid4.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement4.2M€
Emprunts et dettes519k€
Participations financières300

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

Debt

2,307

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 9.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +26.5 % 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

Fouras versus Vaux-sur-Mer
FourasVaux-sur-Mer
Local taxes
830 · 1,253per inhabitant
Debt
2,307 · 746per inhabitant
Gross savings
309 · 508per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.59 % · 37.69 % 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