Loiret · Centre-Val de Loire · 3,734 residents
How much does Saint-Ay spend?
Mayor: Frédéric Cuillerier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Ay
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Ay spends 14 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Ay devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration931k€25 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training723k€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports689k€18 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment422k€11 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing384k€10 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Health and social action352k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health124k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport119k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action2k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as 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.
Spending4.1 M€
Charges de personnel2.2M€54 %Achats et charges externes926k€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 90 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies280k€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)52k€1 %Charges financières27k€1 %Revenue4.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-Ay
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Ay collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €177 per inhabitant
Of which 155 k€ of equipment. That is −51.5 % 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 · 2.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −35.3 % 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 2025 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Gallier, 572 k€, marché d’exploitation et de maintenance des installations de chauffage et d’eau chaude sanitaire (ECS) collectives, de…
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: 2019, 2020, 2025.
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.