Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,808 residents
How much does Charlieu spend?
Mayor: Bruno Berthelier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Charlieu
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Charlieu spends 3 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCharlieu devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.1M€31 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Transport542k€16 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health524k€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports498k€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training464k€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing319k€9 %elsewhere: 10%same as elsewhere (10%)
- Economic action25k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action10k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending4.7 M€
Charges de personnel1.5M€31 %Achats et charges externes847k€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 217 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies585k€12 %Impôts et taxes (charges)45k€1 %Charges financières27k€1 %Revenue5.7 M€
Property tax in Charlieu
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Charlieu collected 1.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €455 per inhabitant
Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is −17.2 % 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 · 3.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +60.9 % 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 · 23 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Centre Est (Loire Auvergne), 3.2 M€, travaux de voirie et aménagements d’espaces exerieurs
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: 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.