Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 92,513 residents
How much does Poitiers spend?
Mayor: Anthony Brottier since March 2026 · 53 town councillors
What the money pays for in Poitiers
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Poitiers spends 31 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size92.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePoitiers devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training28.9M€31 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Culture, youth and sports19.7M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action15.9M€17 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- General administration15.4M€17 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Regional planning and housing5.6M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment3M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health2.5M€3 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Transport668k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action507k€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending135.8 M€
Charges de personnel41.6M€31 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 12.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies29.2M€21 %Achats et charges externes19.7M€15 %Charges financières2.2M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.3M€1 %Revenue150.7 M€
Property tax in Poitiers
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Poitiers collected 74.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 50% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €462 per inhabitant
Of which 32.3 M€ of equipment. That is +13.5 % 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 · 106.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · +13.7 % 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
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.