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Nièvre · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 4,092 residents

How much does Fourchambault spend?

Mayor: Alain Herteloup since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

5.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+6.8 % vs 2023 · +9.6 % since 2019
1,441 € per inhabitant · 6 M€ collected · balance +100 k€
+6.8 % vs 2023 · +9.6 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Fourchambault

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

Fourchambault spends 8 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.9 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFourchambault 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.

Revenue6 M€

Property tax in Fourchambault

51.6%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Fourchambault collected 2.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.9M€

invested in 2024 · €436 per inhabitant

Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is +25.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.3 M€
Dotations et fonds propres794k€
Subventions d'investissement471k€
Emprunts et dettes400
What is built or repaid1.9 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.6M€
Emprunts et dettes266k€

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

Debt

492

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +33.2 % 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

Fourchambault versus Marzy
FourchambaultMarzy
Local taxes
827 · 606per inhabitant
Debt
492 · 769per inhabitant
Gross savings
183 · 195per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
51.6 % · 36.7 % 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