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Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 1,655 residents

How much does Challex spend?

Mayor: Aline Hofer Favre since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

1.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+4.4 % vs 2023 · −23.4 % since 2019
905 € per inhabitant · 2 M€ collected · balance +473 k€
+4.4 % vs 2023 · −23.4 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending1.5 M€

Revenue2 M€

Property tax in Challex

24.66%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Challex collected 839 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.

What the town builds

363k€

invested in 2024 · €247 per inhabitant

Of which 152 k€ of equipment. That is −0.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding71 k€
Dotations et fonds propres71k€
What is built or repaid363 k€
Emprunts et dettes211k€
Dépenses d'équipement152k€

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

Debt

455

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 753 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 3.5 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

Challex versus Niévroz
ChallexNiévroz
Local taxes
564 · 344per inhabitant
Debt
455 · 525per inhabitant
Gross savings
462 · 141per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
24.66 % · 26.16 % 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