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Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 1,363 residents

How much does Sancerre spend?

Mayor: Laurent Pabiot since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

3.2M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+5.7 % vs 2023 · +0.2 % since 2019
2,352 € per inhabitant · 4.1 M€ collected · balance +930 k€
+5.7 % vs 2023 · +0.2 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending3.2 M€

Revenue4.1 M€

Property tax in Sancerre

38.31%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Sancerre collected 1.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1M€

invested in 2024 · €728 per inhabitant

Of which 808 k€ of equipment. That is +9.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.6 M€
Subventions d'investissement704k€
Emprunts et dettes500k€
Dotations et fonds propres427k€
What is built or repaid1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement808k€
Emprunts et dettes235k€

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

Debt

1,493

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · +67.1 % 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.

Compare with another town

Sancerre versus Lignières (Cher)
SancerreLignières
Local taxes
1,130 · 460per inhabitant
Debt
1,493 · 761per inhabitant
Gross savings
251 · 174per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.31 % · 33.47 % 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