Saône-et-Loire · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 14,136 residents
How much does Autun spend?
Mayor: Vincent Chauvet since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Autun
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Autun spends 13 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAutun devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.7M€27 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.6M€25 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Regional planning and housing2.8M€20 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action1.4M€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport742k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment702k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health490k€3 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Education and training473k€3 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action155k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending22.8 M€
Charges de personnel6.6M€29 %Achats et charges externes5.6M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 609 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.4M€6 %Charges financières362k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)292k€1 %Revenue22.5 M€
Property tax in Autun
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Autun collected 9.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €582 per inhabitant
Of which 5.9 M€ of equipment. That is +4.8 % 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 · 26 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +17.5 % 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 · 18 contracts
Top supplier: Gcbat (Gcbat Saone et Loire), 5.9 M€, la ville d’Autun est engagée depuis le début de l’année 2020 dans le projet de rénovation et d’extension du musée…
All the town’s contracts (206)
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: 2018, 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.