Government budget and revenue in Centre — Val de Loire, France: official figures
Centre-Val de Loire spent €1.5 billion in 2025 across its main and annex budgets, or €592 per resident, 8th lowest of 17 regional authorities on spending per head (the average for ordinary regions was €578).
How much debt does the Centre-Val de Loire region have?
Centre-Val de Loire's outstanding debt stood at €1.3 billion at the end of 2025, €492 per resident (3rd lowest of 17), compared with €765.40 million at the end of 2020.
Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copyWhere does the Centre-Val de Loire region get its money?
Centre-Val de Loire collected €1.2 billion in operating revenue in 2025; its share of national VAT brought in €638.81 million (53.2%), fuel duty (TICPE) €239.33 million and vehicle registration fees €108.72 million.
Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copyMore figures
- Total spending by Centre-Val de Loire changed by +15.4% between 2020 (€1.3 billion) and 2025 (€1.5 billion). Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copy
- With gross savings of €208.06 million in 2025, Centre-Val de Loire would need 6.1 years of savings to repay its debt, 7th shortest of 17 among the regions (the State watches for ratios above 9 years). Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copy
- Investment spending excluding debt repayment reached €447.80 million in 2025 in Centre-Val de Loire; direct capital works and capital grants to others came to €170 per head, 7th lowest of 17. Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copy
- Staff costs at Centre-Val de Loire came to €169.42 million in 2025 (€66 per resident, 7th lowest of 17), and interest charges to €28.36 million. Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copy
- In 2025 Centre-Val de Loire borrowed €150.53 million and repaid €88.23 million of existing loans. Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL) · saved copy
How Centre — Val de Loire compares with other regions
Total spending per resident, € (CTUs include départemental services) (2025)
Centre — Val de Loire ranks 10 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Total spending per resident, € (CTUs include départemental services) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Hauts-de-France | €637 |
| 8 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | €634 |
| 9 | Normandy | €592 |
| 10 | Centre — Val de Loire | €592 |
| 11 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | €574 |
| 12 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | €566 |
| 13 | Occitanie | €552 |
Outstanding debt per resident, € (2025)
Centre — Val de Loire ranks 15 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Outstanding debt per resident, € |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | €573 |
| 12 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | €566 |
| 13 | Grand Est | €526 |
| 14 | Brittany | €500 |
| 15 | Centre — Val de Loire | €492 |
| 16 | Normandy | €416 |
| 17 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | €321 |
Years of gross savings needed to repay debt (2025)
Centre — Val de Loire ranks 11 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Years of gross savings needed to repay debt |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Pays de la Loire | 6.8 years |
| 9 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | 6.3 years |
| 10 | Corsica | 6.2 years |
| 11 | Centre — Val de Loire | 6.1 years |
| 12 | Ile de France | 5.8 years |
| 13 | Grand Est | 5.6 years |
| 14 | French Guiana | 5.1 years |
Capital works and capital grants per resident, € (2025)
Centre — Val de Loire ranks 11 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital works and capital grants per resident, € |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Normandy | €183 |
| 9 | Hauts-de-France | €176 |
| 10 | Burgundy-Franche-Comté | €171 |
| 11 | Centre — Val de Loire | €170 |
| 12 | Ile de France | €170 |
| 13 | Occitanie | €168 |
| 14 | Brittany | €163 |
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Sources
- Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL): Comptes consolidés des régions 2012-2025 (main and annex budgets, from DGFiP accounting balances), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 44140a246ada…)
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