Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 2,964 residents
How much does Sancoins spend?
Mayor: Pierre Guiblin since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sancoins
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sancoins spends 14 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSancoins devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.6M€56 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
- Education and training578k€20 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Culture, youth and sports186k€7 %elsewhere: 11%less than elsewhere (11%)
- Security and public health159k€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing91k€3 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment77k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action59k€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action59k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport40k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending3.7 M€
Charges de personnel1.4M€37 %Achats et charges externes910k€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 20 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies476k€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)90k€2 %Charges financières19k€1 %Revenue3.9 M€
Property tax in Sancoins
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Sancoins collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €260 per inhabitant
Of which 705 k€ of equipment. That is +20.9 % 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 · 1.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +27.4 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Bourges), 363 k€, lot 1 - Voirie et Réseaux Divers : Aménagement des places du Commerce, de la Halle, de la rue Fernand Duruisseau et de…
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: 2021, 2022, 2023, 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.