Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 5,511 residents
How much does Saint-Xandre spend?
Mayor: Evelyne Ferrand since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Xandre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Xandre spends 32 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Xandre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.2M€31 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1M€26 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing534k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports387k€10 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action381k€10 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport234k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health62k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment20k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- 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.
Spending5.4 M€
Charges de personnel2M€37 %Achats et charges externes1.1M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 301 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies571k€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)57k€1 %Charges financières46k€1 %Revenue6.1 M€
Property tax in Saint-Xandre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Saint-Xandre collected 3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 50% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €339 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is +62.2 % 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 · 1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 3 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
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.