Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 149,830 residents
How much does Clermont-Ferrand spend?
Mayor: Julien Bony since March 2026 · 55 town councillors
What the money pays for in Clermont-Ferrand
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Clermont-Ferrand spends 21 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size158.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteClermont-Ferrand devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports42.1M€27 %elsewhere: 24%more than elsewhere (24%)
- Education and training38.7M€24 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration38.5M€24 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Health and social action29.1M€18 %elsewhere: 14%more than elsewhere (14%)
- Security and public health5.7M€4 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Regional planning and housing1.6M€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action1.4M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport995k€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment593k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending201.6 M€
Charges de personnel96.1M€48 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 10.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies32.6M€16 %Achats et charges externes27.2M€13 %Charges financières5.6M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.7M€1 %Revenue209.5 M€
Property tax in Clermont-Ferrand
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Clermont-Ferrand collected 126.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 60% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €254 per inhabitant
Of which 20.8 M€ of equipment. That is −22.1 % 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 · 146.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −18.0 % 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 2023 · 1 contracts
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: 2021, 2022, 2023.
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.