Yonne · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 6,585 residents
How much does Avallon spend?
Mayor: Jamilah Habsaoui since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Avallon
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Avallon spends 47 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAvallon devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.3M€34 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.8M€28 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action835k€8 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health738k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training719k€7 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment678k€7 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing356k€4 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport259k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action146k€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.
Spending15 M€
Charges de personnel5.2M€35 %Achats et charges externes2.8M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 237 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.8M€12 %Charges financières288k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)149k€1 %Revenue15.7 M€
Property tax in Avallon
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Avallon collected 4.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €685 per inhabitant
Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is +156.2 % 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 · 12.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −10.5 % 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Transdev BFC Nord, 1.3 M€, service de navette urbaine inter-quartiers
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: 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.