Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,541 residents
How much does Chaponnay spend?
Mayor: Nicolas Varigny since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Chaponnay
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Chaponnay spends 39 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChaponnay devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.8M€33 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.2M€21 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training976k€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action812k€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing584k€11 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health163k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action21k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment1k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending10.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.8M€26 %Achats et charges externes2.2M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 40 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies404k€4 %Charges financières95k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)74k€1 %Revenue10.2 M€
Property tax in Chaponnay
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Chaponnay collected 3.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,180 per inhabitant
Of which 4.8 M€ of equipment. That is +194.4 % 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 · 2.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 2.9 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
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.