Creuse · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 13,453 residents
How much does Guéret spend?
Mayor: Marie-Françoise Fournier since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Guéret
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Guéret spends 6 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size16.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGuéret devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.1M€31 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.9M€24 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.2M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action2.1M€13 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€7 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Economic action593k€4 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment545k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport517k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health259k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
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.
Spending22.7 M€
Charges de personnel9.6M€42 %Achats et charges externes3.9M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 371 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.3M€14 %Charges financières329k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)294k€1 %Revenue22.3 M€
Property tax in Guéret
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Guéret collected 10.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €381 per inhabitant
Of which 3.1 M€ of equipment. That is −19.8 % compared with 2023.
Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.
Debt
per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 13.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −18.9 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 15 contracts
Top supplier: Pomona (Pomona Passionfroid), 237 k€, le présent marché a pour objet la fourniture de denrées alimentaires destinée à approvisionner la restauration…
All the town’s contracts (158)
Marchés de plus de 40 000 € HT déclarés à la notification (DECP) : montants des contrats, pas les paiements. Les plus petits marchés ne sont pas publiés ; les montants manifestement erronés sont écartés. Years published by the town: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
Compare with another town
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.