Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 17,977 residents
How much does Chamalières spend?
Mayor: Louis Giscard D'Estaing since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Chamalières
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Chamalières spends 14 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size17.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChamalières devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Health and social action4M€22 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing3.7M€21 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- General administration3.7M€21 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training3.4M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports2M€11 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Security and public health771k€4 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport206k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment123k€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action202€elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending24.4 M€
Charges de personnel12M€49 %Achats et charges externes4.2M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 603 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.9M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)422k€2 %Charges financières274k€1 %Revenue23.6 M€
Property tax in Chamalières
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Chamalières collected 13.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 58% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €310 per inhabitant
Of which 3.4 M€ of equipment. That is +2.2 % 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 · 17.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −19.6 % 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 · 14 contracts
Top supplier: Engie Energie Services (Engie Reseaux Engie Cofely Engie Solutions), 851 k€, phase exploitation - maintenance
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: 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.