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Charente · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 188 residents

How much does Les Essards spend?

Mayor: Irène Forait-Etheve since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

165k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−4.3 % vs 2023 · +25.9 % since 2019
876 € per inhabitant · 292 k€ collected · balance +127 k€
−4.3 % vs 2023 · +25.9 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending165 k€

Revenue292 k€

Property tax in Les Essards

44%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, Les Essards collected 88 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.

What the town builds

40k€

invested in 2024 · €199 per inhabitant

Of which 15 k€ of equipment. That is −17.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding130 k€
Emprunts et dettes100k€
Dotations et fonds propres30k€
What is built or repaid40 k€
Emprunts et dettes24k€
Dépenses d'équipement15k€

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

Debt

535

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 101 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · +22.5 % 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.

Compare with another town

Les Essards versus Lonnes
Les EssardsLonnes
Local taxes
372 · 478per inhabitant
Debt
535 · 193per inhabitant
Gross savings
197 · 244per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
44 % · 41.69 % 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