Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 10,435 residents
How much does Parthenay spend?
Mayor: Jean-Michel Prieur since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Parthenay
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Parthenay spends 13 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteParthenay devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.8M€37 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.1M€20 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€11 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport1M€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training963k€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health741k€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment269k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action207k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action186k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending13.8 M€
Charges de personnel5M€36 %Achats et charges externes3.9M€29 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 381 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€8 %Charges financières151k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)142k€1 %Revenue15.9 M€
Property tax in Parthenay
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Parthenay collected 7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €317 per inhabitant
Of which 2.7 M€ of equipment. That is +16.2 % 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 · 7.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −7.8 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 24 contracts
Top supplier: Selia, 750 k€, acheminement et fourniture gaz
All the town’s contracts (302)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.