Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 5,552 residents
How much does Le Cendre spend?
Mayor: Hervé Prononce since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Cendre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Cendre spends 12 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Cendre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training1.7M€35 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration1.6M€32 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports759k€15 %elsewhere: 15%same as elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action698k€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing87k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health62k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action5k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Transport4k€0 %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.
Spending10 M€
Charges de personnel2.6M€26 %Achats et charges externes1.7M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 81 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies514k€5 %Charges financières176k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)96k€1 %Revenue8.6 M€
Property tax in Le Cendre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Le Cendre collected 3.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €910 per inhabitant
Of which 4.3 M€ of equipment. That is +8.0 % 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 · 6.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.1 times more 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Sole traders, 900 k€, concours restreint de maîtrise d’oeuvre sur esquisse en vue de la construction d’une salle polyvalente et de salles…
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: 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.