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Nièvre · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 9,346 residents

How much does Varennes-Vauzelles spend?

Mayor: Eliane Desabre since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

11.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+9.9 % vs 2023 · +19.6 % since 2019
1,226 € per inhabitant · 11.8 M€ collected · balance +374 k€
+9.9 % vs 2023 · +19.6 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Varennes-Vauzelles

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

Varennes-Vauzelles spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8.9 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVarennes-Vauzelles 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.

Revenue11.8 M€

Property tax in Varennes-Vauzelles

40.2%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Varennes-Vauzelles collected 4.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.6M€

invested in 2024 · €266 per inhabitant

Of which 2 M€ of equipment. That is +52.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.8 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.5M€
Subventions d'investissement333k€
What is built or repaid2.6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2M€
Emprunts et dettes537k€

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

Debt

772

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 7.2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +22.2 % 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

Varennes-Vauzelles versus Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Varennes-VauzellesCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Local taxes
696 · 916per inhabitant
Debt
772 · 1,083per inhabitant
Gross savings
95 · 268per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
40.2 % · 42.55 % 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