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Lot · Occitanie · 3,582 residents

How much does Saint-Céré spend?

Mayor: Louis Bontemps since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

4.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+10.6 % vs 2023 · +16.8 % since 2019
1,319 € per inhabitant · 5.4 M€ collected · balance +661 k€
+10.6 % vs 2023 · +16.8 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Saint-Céré

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Saint-Céré spends 30 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.1 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Céré 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.

Revenue5.4 M€

Property tax in Saint-Céré

47.59%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Saint-Céré collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.

What the town builds

910k€

invested in 2024 · €252 per inhabitant

Of which 422 k€ of equipment. That is +27.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding791 k€
Dotations et fonds propres347k€
Emprunts et dettes300k€
Subventions d'investissement144k€
What is built or repaid910 k€
Emprunts et dettes488k€
Dépenses d'équipement422k€

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

Debt

1,363

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −27.6 % 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

94k€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Auvergne Sports, 94 k€, rénovation d’un complexe de tennis lot no 1 -rénovation de 3 courts de tennis en béton poreux

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, 2024, 2025.

Compare with another town

Saint-Céré versus Gramat
Saint-CéréGramat
Local taxes
756 · 685per inhabitant
Debt
1,363 · 774per inhabitant
Gross savings
357 · 302per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
47.59 % · 47.62 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method