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Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique · Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 865 residents · Mayor: Thierry Saintlos

Le Chay

€620,000 spent in 2025.

€716 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,011

Le Chay’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Staff costs39%€240k
  • Purchases and outside services25%€152k
  • Equipment and works23%€142k
  • Day-to-day management7%€46k
  • Loans and debt5%€32k
The 3 other items (1%)
  • Taxes paid1%€4k
  • Interest on debt< 1%€2k
  • Grants and endowments paid back< 1%€1k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €620k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

  • Equipment grants to other bodies€12k
  • Associations and other private bodies€550

The name of each recipient is in the annexes of the town’s accounts (required from 3,500 residents), not in the national open data.

Investment and works

€129k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €149 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Roads and networks€44k
  • Land and landscaping€26k
  • Equipment and vehicles€25k
  • Buildings€4k
  • Other works€30k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €609k · spending: €620k.

Breakdown of resources

  • Local taxes (property, second homes)52%€324k
  • State and other contributions24%€147k
  • Users and rents10%€65k
  • Other taxes and compensation9%€54k
  • Inter-municipal body2%€14k
  • Grants for works1%€3k
  • Sale of town property< 1%€2k
  • Drawn from reserves2%€11k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€158 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €469

1.1 year of savings to repay it

€419 in 2019

€375 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €355

Property tax rate: 41.75%

€322 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Le Chay

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownLe ChayPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €716 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Royan AtlantiqueWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €479 per resident
  • DépartementCharente-MaritimeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,265 per resident
  • RegionNouvelle-AquitaineHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €519 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Le Chay: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source