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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 6,992 residents

How much does Surgères spend?

Mayor: Thomas Godeau since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+2.5 % vs 2023 · +20.8 % since 2019
1,285 € per inhabitant · 11.1 M€ collected · balance +2.2 M€
+2.5 % vs 2023 · +20.8 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Surgères

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Surgères spends 11 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSurgères devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue11.1 M€

Property tax in Surgères

49.6%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Surgères collected 4.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.7M€

invested in 2024 · €380 per inhabitant

Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is −1.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.9 M€
Dotations et fonds propres2.3M€
Subventions d'investissement366k€
Emprunts et dettes253k€
What is built or repaid2.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.1M€
Emprunts et dettes545k€
Participations financières500

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

Debt

719

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −5.0 % 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

1.5M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 9 contracts

Top supplier: Engie Energie Services (Agence Atlantique-Limousin), 640 k€, exploitation des installations thermiques et de ventilation

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: 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Surgères versus Saint-Jean-d'Angély
SurgèresSaint-Jean-d'Angély
Local taxes
736 · 918per inhabitant
Debt
719 · 815per inhabitant
Gross savings
228 · 197per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
49.6 % · 52.62 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method