Yonne · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 35,910 residents
How much does Auxerre spend?
Mayor: Mathieu Debain since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Auxerre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Auxerre spends 10 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size41.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAuxerre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports14.1M€34 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training6.5M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration6.4M€15 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Health and social action5.4M€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health3.5M€9 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport2M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing2M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Economic action1.2M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment405k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending70.2 M€
Charges de personnel19.4M€28 %Achats et charges externes13.6M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 3.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.9M€11 %Charges financières1.7M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)906k€1 %Revenue71.1 M€
Property tax in Auxerre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Auxerre collected 32.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €720 per inhabitant
Of which 20 M€ of equipment. That is +9.1 % 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 · 57.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −5.6 % 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 2025 · 9 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Energie Systemes - Champagne Ardenne, 4.6 M€, le présent accord-cadre concerne les travaux d’entretien, maintenance, modernisation et extension de l’éclairage…
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.