Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes · Ardèche · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 118 residents · Mayor: Daniel Noel
Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère
€650,000 spent in 2025.
€5,508 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,135
Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère’s spending by type
Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.
The 2 other items (2%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Where the money goes
The €650k spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €390k (its accounts).
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- Entreprise Deschanels SA2 contracts over 12 monthsup to €302k
- SARL Artisans des Finitions de la Decoration du Bâtiment1 contract over 12 months · at most ~€47k a year on averageup to €47k
3 published contracts · €349k before tax
Why this total differs from the €390k of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2024 to 2024, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€274k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €2,319 per resident. Towns of the same size: €278.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €434k · borrowing: €151k · spending: €650k.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Towns of the same size: €320
Debt-repayment capacity cannot be computed: the town’s savings are zero or negative
€995 of local taxes per resident
Towns of the same size: €327
Property tax rate: 37.49%
These taxes are also paid by owners who do not live in the town (second homes, businesses), who are not counted in its population.
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.
Who spends for the residents of Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownSainte-Marguerite-LafigèrePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€5,508 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Pays des Vans en CévennesWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€875 per resident
- DépartementArdècheMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,354 per resident
- RegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€563 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Saint-Gineys-en-Coiron or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source