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Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 92,513 residents

How much does Poitiers spend?

Mayor: Anthony Brottier since March 2026 · 53 town councillors

135.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+7.6 % vs 2023 · +18.5 % since 2019
1,468 € per inhabitant · 150.7 M€ collected · balance +14.9 M€
+7.6 % vs 2023 · +18.5 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue150.7 M€

Property tax in Poitiers

49.34%

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

41.8M€

invested in 2024 · €462 per inhabitant

Of which 32.3 M€ of equipment. That is +13.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding42.6 M€
Emprunts et dettes20M€
Dotations et fonds propres19.2M€
Subventions d'investissement3.4M€
What is built or repaid41.8 M€
Dépenses d'équipement32.3M€
Emprunts et dettes9.4M€
Participations financières114k€

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

Debt

1,147

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

Poitiers versus Châtellerault
PoitiersChâtellerault
Local taxes
547 · 955per inhabitant
Debt
1,147 · 872per inhabitant
Gross savings
155 · 167per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
49.34 % · 47.59 % 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