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Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,487 residents

How much does Arbent spend?

7.2M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+1.8 % vs 2023 · +23.9 % since 2019
2,059 € per inhabitant · 7.6 M€ collected · balance +375 k€
+1.8 % vs 2023 · +23.9 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Arbent

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

Arbent spends 64 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.8 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArbent 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.

Revenue7.6 M€

Property tax in Arbent

28.07%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Arbent collected 1.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3.1M€

invested in 2024 · €886 per inhabitant

Of which 2.5 M€ of equipment. That is −1.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.2 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.1M€
Emprunts et dettes803k€
Subventions d'investissement313k€
What is built or repaid3.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.5M€
Emprunts et dettes486k€
Autres immobilisations financières94k€

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

Debt

574

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −37.6 % 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

633k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 2 contracts

Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Bourg en Bresse), 457 k€, marché de Travaux 2026 - Extension du Parking Rue Georges LABOURIER - Aménagement du Fulus - Réfection Rue du Cardinal…

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: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Arbent versus Culoz-Béon
ArbentCuloz-Béon
Local taxes
1,224 · 790per inhabitant
Debt
574 · 411per inhabitant
Gross savings
391 · 304per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
28.07 % · 24.88 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · 2024·Data·Method