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Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 636 residents

How much does Saint-Palais spend?

Mayor: Aurélie Chabenat since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

548k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−9.3 % vs 2023 · +0.6 % since 2019
862 € per inhabitant · 640 k€ collected · balance +92 k€
−9.3 % vs 2023 · +0.6 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending548 k€

Revenue640 k€

Property tax in Saint-Palais

32.46%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Saint-Palais collected 211 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.

What the town builds

131k€

invested in 2024 · €204 per inhabitant

Of which 100 k€ of equipment. That is −22.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding55 k€
Dotations et fonds propres28k€
Subventions d'investissement26k€
What is built or repaid131 k€
Dépenses d'équipement100k€
Emprunts et dettes30k€

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

Debt

102

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 65 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · 2.1 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.

Compare with another town

Saint-Palais versus Veaugues
Saint-PalaisVeaugues
Local taxes
354 · 428per inhabitant
Debt
102 · 3,210per inhabitant
Gross savings
265 · 231per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
32.46 % · 33.49 % 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