Jura · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 3,392 residents
How much does Arbois spend?
Mayor: Valérie Depierre since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Arbois
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Arbois spends 9 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArbois devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.3M€40 %elsewhere: 49%less than elsewhere (49%)
- Culture, youth and sports761k€24 %elsewhere: 11%more than elsewhere (11%)
- Regional planning and housing558k€18 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport332k€11 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health125k€4 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment63k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action21k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action4k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending5.2 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€32 %Achats et charges externes965k€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 112 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies620k€12 %Impôts et taxes (charges)67k€1 %Charges financières44k€1 %Revenue5.9 M€
Property tax in Arbois
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Arbois collected 2.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €530 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −20.7 % 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 · 7.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +33.6 % 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
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Pieraut Electricite (Etablissements Pieraut), 240 k€, rénovation des sous stations
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: 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.