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Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 1,163 residents

How much does Brens spend?

Mayor: Sandrine Lachize Piccino since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+55.2 % vs 2023 · +58.6 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

985 € per inhabitant · 950 k€ collected · balance -195 k€
+55.2 % vs 2023 · +58.6 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending1.1 M€

Revenue950 k€

Property tax in Brens

26.41%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Brens collected 443 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.

What the town builds

273k€

invested in 2024 · €228 per inhabitant

Of which 208 k€ of equipment. That is +148.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding21 k€
Subventions d'investissement21k€
What is built or repaid273 k€
Dépenses d'équipement208k€
Emprunts et dettes65k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

292

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 339 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 2.6 times less than in 2018

Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.

Compare with another town

Brens versus Druillat
BrensDruillat
Local taxes
511 · 434per inhabitant
Debt
292 · 114per inhabitant
Gross savings
48 · 145per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
26.41 % · 25.17 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method