Val-de-Marne · Île-de-France · 93,414 residents
How much does Créteil spend?
Mayor: Laurent Cathala since March 2026 · 53 town councillors
What the money pays for in Créteil
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Créteil spends 4 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size140.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCréteil devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration37.5M€27 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports30.6M€22 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training28M€20 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Regional planning and housing14.8M€11 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action14M€10 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Security and public health12.5M€9 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Transport2.9M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action288k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment17k€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.
Spending212.2 M€
Charges de personnel87.1M€41 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 8.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies61.9M€29 %Achats et charges externes24.5M€12 %Charges financières4.5M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.9M€1 %Revenue221.6 M€
Property tax in Créteil
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Créteil collected 103.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €347 per inhabitant
Of which 14.5 M€ of equipment. That is +1.7 % 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 · 138.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −3.0 % 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 2026 · 99 contracts
Top supplier: Dalkia, 7.2 M€, marché global performance oriente "système" rénovation énergétique 22 sites patrimoine de la ville
All the town’s contracts (666)
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.