Lot · Occitanie · 3,582 residents
How much does Saint-Céré spend?
Mayor: Louis Bontemps since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
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
- General administration1.8M€44 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports883k€22 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training686k€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing248k€6 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport200k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health194k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action43k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment32k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending4.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.4M€50 %Achats et charges externes1M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 88 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies288k€6 %Charges financières85k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)58k€1 %Revenue5.4 M€
Property tax in Saint-Céré
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
invested in 2024 · €252 per inhabitant
Of which 422 k€ of equipment. That is +27.5 % 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 · 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
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
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.