Communauté urbaine Grand Besançon Métropole · Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 123,272 residents · Mayor: Ludovic Fagaut
Besançon
€211.8 million spent in 2025.
€1,718 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,861
Besançon’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (3%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €211.8M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €72.4M (its accounts).
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- Électricité de France2 contracts over 2 to 4 years · at most ~€4.6M a year on averageup to €9.3M
- Jcdecaux France1 contract over 15 years · at most ~€330k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €4.9M
- Idverde7 contracts over 7 months to 4 years · at most ~€2.6M a year on average · 3 of them framework agreements (maximum envelopes) · 1 with other holdersup to €4M
- ONF Vegetis2 contracts over 12 months to 3 years · at most ~€1.2M a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopes · 2 with other holdersup to €1.8M
- Colas France1 contract over 11 months · at most ~€1.6M a year on averageup to €1.6M
- Api Restauration1 contract over 3.5 years · at most ~€447k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.6M
- Eite - Strasser3 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€380k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopes · 3 with other holdersup to €1.5M
228 contracts signed in 2025 · €71.4M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Electricity, gas and heatingall suppliers together · contract in the list: Électricité de Francepaid €6.2M
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €72.4M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€45.5M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €369 per resident. Towns of the same size: €340.
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- Construction d’un nouvel équipement, restructuration et rénovation du complexe sportif diderot planoise2024 · Culture, sport and youth · 17 contracts€6M
- Aménagement des espaces verts, sportifs, de plein air et de nature2024 · Culture, sport and youth · Idverde€5.5M
- Travaux pour la réhabilitation lourde de l’école élémentaire paul bert2025 · Schools · 15 contracts€5M
- Rénovation thermique de l’école élémentaire Viotte2023 · Schools · 16 contracts€3.4M
- Tx construction crèche orchamps2025 · Health and social care · 15 contracts€3.3M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €10.3M given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €191.4M · borrowing: €10.5M · spending: €211.8M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 41 towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Who spends for the residents of Besançon
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownBesançonPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,718 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté urbaine Grand Besançon MétropoleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€891 per resident
- DépartementDoubsMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,139 per resident
- RegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€618 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Besançon: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Montbéliard or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source