Cher · Centre-Val de Loire · 25,808 residents
How much does Vierzon spend?
Mayor: Yannick Le Roux since March 2026 · 34 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vierzon
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vierzon spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size37.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVierzon devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration9.1M€24 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports7.7M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training6.9M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport4M€11 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing3.4M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action3M€8 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health1.4M€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Environment1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action413k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending47.4 M€
Charges de personnel24.1M€51 %Achats et charges externes6.5M€14 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 3.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.4M€13 %Charges financières1.1M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)490k€1 %Revenue44.3 M€
Property tax in Vierzon
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Vierzon collected 17.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €326 per inhabitant
Of which 6.6 M€ of equipment. That is +17.2 % 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 · 43.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +6.5 % 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 · 19 contracts
Top supplier: Roger Martin Centre Val de Loire (Setec), 4.1 M€, 2022 096-Fournitures de produits dérivés de bitume
All the town’s contracts (1,207)
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: 2019, 2020, 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.