2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The most indebted cities in Centre-Val de Loire

Q: Which city in Centre-Val de Loire has the most debt per inhabitant?

Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) is the most indebted city in Centre-Val de Loire, with debt of €3,678 per inhabitant.

Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) is the most indebted city in Centre-Val de Loire, with debt of €3,678 per inhabitant. Next come Bourges (Cher, €1,512) and Dreux (Eure-et-Loir, €1,362).

12 towns ranked out of 1,754

Chartres, 1^stThe next 11

The podium

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This ranking covers 12 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Olivet (Loiret) comes last with €548.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: most indebted cities in Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Chartres	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3,678	39,318
2	Bourges	Cher (18)	1,512	66,155
3	Dreux	Eure-et-Loir (28)	1,362	32,045
4	Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1,261	141,746
5	Vierzon	Cher (18)	1,253	25,527
6	Châteauroux	Indre (36)	1,020	44,536
7	Joué-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	979	38,836
8	Blois	Loir-et-Cher (41)	917	48,742
9	Orléans	Loiret (45)	760	118,788
10	Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Loiret (45)	712	23,773
11	Fleury-les-Aubrais	Loiret (45)	662	22,020
12	Olivet	Loiret (45)	548	24,046

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Most indebted cities in Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Which city in Centre-Val de Loire has the most debt per inhabitant?

Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) is the most indebted city in Centre-Val de Loire, with debt of €3,678 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted cities in Centre-Val de Loire?

In order: Chartres (€3,678), Bourges (€1,512), Dreux (€1,362), Tours (€1,261), Vierzon (€1,253), Châteauroux (€1,020), Joué-lès-Tours (€979), Blois (€917), Orléans (€760), and Saint-Jean-de-Braye (€712).

Which city in Centre-Val de Loire has the least debt per inhabitant?

Olivet (Loiret) is the least indebted city in Centre-Val de Loire, with debt of €548 per inhabitant.

How many towns in Centre-Val de Loire are ranked?

12 out of 1,754. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants are ranked here (towns with 5,000 or more appear in the most and least indebted towns rankings): in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.