Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 5,148 residents
How much does Baume-les-Dames spend?
Mayor: Arnaud Marthey since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Baume-les-Dames
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Baume-les-Dames spends 22 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBaume-les-Dames devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€49 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€29 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports484k€12 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport331k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action59k€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action28k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment28k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health734€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending6.3 M€
Charges de personnel2M€32 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 95 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies483k€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)125k€2 %Charges financières99k€2 %Revenue5.6 M€
Property tax in Baume-les-Dames
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Baume-les-Dames collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €382 per inhabitant
Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is +0.9 % 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 · 6.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −18.4 % 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 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: Haefeli (Citeos), 400 k€, rénovation éclairage public
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, 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.