Saône-et-Loire · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 46,538 residents
How much does Chalon-sur-Saône spend?
Mayor: Gilles Platret since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Chalon-sur-Saône
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Chalon-sur-Saône spends 16 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size69.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChalon-sur-Saône devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration30M€43 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports9.4M€13 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training9.1M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment5.7M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health5.5M€8 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing4.9M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action3.4M€5 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport1.4M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action472k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending95.7 M€
Charges de personnel38.6M€40 %Achats et charges externes22M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.9M€8 %Charges financières2M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.2M€1 %Revenue95.6 M€
Property tax in Chalon-sur-Saône
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Chalon-sur-Saône collected 37.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €515 per inhabitant
Of which 17.3 M€ of equipment. That is +18.8 % 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 · 94.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +15.2 % 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 · 55 contracts
Top supplier: SMC2, 782 k€, réalisation d’un équipement sportif clos et couvert à Chalon-sur-Saône - Lot 3 : Aménagement intérieur et équipements…
All the town’s contracts (448)
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: 2018, 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.