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Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 856 residents

How much does Varzay spend?

Mayor: Thierry Carpentier since March 2026 · 14 town councillors

555k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+31.7 % vs 2023 · +37.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

649 € per inhabitant · 596 k€ collected · balance +40 k€
+31.7 % vs 2023 · +37.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending555 k€

Revenue596 k€

Property tax in Varzay

40.43%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Varzay collected 310 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 52% of its revenue.

What the town builds

198k€

invested in 2024 · €239 per inhabitant

Of which 110 k€ of equipment. That is +196.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding171 k€
Subventions d'investissement72k€
Emprunts et dettes56k€
Dotations et fonds propres42k€
What is built or repaid198 k€
Dépenses d'équipement110k€
Emprunts et dettes88k€

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

Debt

178

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 153 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · 2.1 times less than in 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

Varzay versus Clion (Charente-Maritime)
VarzayClion
Local taxes
319 · 406per inhabitant
Debt
178 · 92per inhabitant
Gross savings
78 · 171per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
40.43 % · 36.22 % 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