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Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 1,365 residents

How much does Lignières spend?

Mayor: Dominique Champagne since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+16.8 % vs 2023 · +39.4 % since 2019
1,261 € per inhabitant · 1.8 M€ collected · balance +84 k€
+16.8 % vs 2023 · +39.4 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending1.7 M€

Revenue1.8 M€

Property tax in Lignières

33.47%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Lignières collected 608 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.

What the town builds

309k€

invested in 2024 · €219 per inhabitant

Of which 222 k€ of equipment. That is +69.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding156 k€
Dotations et fonds propres156k€
Emprunts et dettes346
What is built or repaid309 k€
Dépenses d'équipement222k€
Emprunts et dettes87k€

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

Debt

761

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −26.1 % 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

Lignières versus Sancerre
LignièresSancerre
Local taxes
460 · 1,130per inhabitant
Debt
761 · 1,493per inhabitant
Gross savings
174 · 251per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
33.47 % · 38.31 % 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