Seine-et-Marne · Île-de-France · 54,605 residents
How much does Chelles spend?
Mayor: Brice Rabaste since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Chelles
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Chelles spends 26 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size58.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChelles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration18.3M€32 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports12.3M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training9.3M€16 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action6.7M€12 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing4.5M€8 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health3.7M€6 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment2.4M€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport514k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action354k€1 %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.
Spending83 M€
Charges de personnel35.9M€43 %Achats et charges externes17.5M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.6M€4 %Charges financières1.6M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)852k€1 %Revenue89.5 M€
Property tax in Chelles
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Chelles collected 38.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €426 per inhabitant
Of which 10.7 M€ of equipment. That is +29.1 % 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 · 54.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −24.5 % 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 · 46 contracts
Top supplier: Librairie Laique, 740 k€, fournitures scolaires et extra-scolaires
All the town’s contracts (519)
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.