Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 9,869 residents
How much does Saint-Doulchard spend?
Mayor: Richard Boudet since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Doulchard
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Doulchard spends 11 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Doulchard devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.4M€26 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2.2M€24 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.1M€23 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing1.3M€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action791k€9 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport206k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health28k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment4k€0 %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.
Spending12.3 M€
Charges de personnel5.5M€45 %Achats et charges externes2.7M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 283 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies646k€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)193k€2 %Revenue12.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-Doulchard
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Saint-Doulchard collected 3.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €328 per inhabitant
Of which 2.9 M€ of equipment. That is +41.9 % 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 · 935 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.5 times less than in 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 2026 · 22 contracts
Top supplier: Peradon, 1.7 M€, démolition/reconstruction écoles maternelle et élémentaire Verdins LOT 3 Gros Oeuvre
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: 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.