Charente · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 4,579 residents
How much does Jarnac spend?
Mayor: Anne Martron since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Jarnac
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Jarnac spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteJarnac devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€28 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- General administration812k€20 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training798k€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports659k€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action226k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health148k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport74k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment73k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action58k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending4.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.3M€50 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€27 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 142 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies385k€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)67k€1 %Charges financières41k€1 %Revenue5.1 M€
Property tax in Jarnac
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Jarnac collected 2.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €115 per inhabitant
Of which 311 k€ of equipment. That is +0.4 % 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 · 4.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +79.2 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: S.C.O.T.P.A. - Societe Cooperative Ouvriere de Travaux Publics de L'Atlantique, 1.1 M€, aménagement de voirie - Entrée Est de Jarnac et voies structurantes - année 2026- Rue Pasteur
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024.
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.