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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 1,211 residents

How much does La Devise spend?

Mayor: Samuel Madeux since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

911k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−3.6 % vs 2023 · +0.6 % since 2019
752 € per inhabitant · 1.1 M€ collected · balance +207 k€
−3.6 % vs 2023 · +0.6 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending911 k€

Revenue1.1 M€

Property tax in La Devise

39.96%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, La Devise collected 436 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.

What the town builds

133k€

invested in 2024 · €120 per inhabitant

Of which 129 k€ of equipment. That is −19.4 % compared with 2023.

Funding130 k€
Dotations et fonds propres124k€
Subventions d'investissement6k€
What is built or repaid133 k€
Dépenses d'équipement129k€
Emprunts et dettes4k€

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

Debt

24

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 29 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 11 times less than in 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

La Devise versus Chevanceaux
La DeviseChevanceaux
Local taxes
403 · 536per inhabitant
Debt
24 · 181per inhabitant
Gross savings
154 · 315per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.96 % · 35.6 % 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
La Devise budget: 911 k€ spent in 2024, €752 per inhabitant (Charente-Maritime) · Qipu