Indre · Centre-Val de Loire · 4,149 residents
How much does La Châtre spend?
Mayor: Nicolas Forissier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Châtre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Châtre spends 36 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Châtre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€39 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports858k€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training820k€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing484k€10 %elsewhere: 10%same as elsewhere (10%)
- Environment298k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health247k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport197k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action74k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action46k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending6.9 M€
Charges de personnel2.3M€33 %Achats et charges externes2M€29 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 182 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies553k€8 %Charges financières184k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)68k€1 %Revenue7.3 M€
Property tax in La Châtre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, La Châtre collected 2.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €429 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −30.4 % 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 · 7.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −12.6 % 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 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Huit Minutes Dix Huit Secondes, 1.2 M€, maîtrise d’oeuvre pour le nouveau musée George Sand et de la Vallée Noire sur le site de l’Hôtel de Villaines à La…
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: 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.