Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 8,569 residents
How much does Crolles spend?
Mayor: Philippe Lorimier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Crolles
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Crolles spends 68 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCrolles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.3M€36 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training3.3M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.8M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport704k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action667k€5 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health618k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment57k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action29k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending21.9 M€
Charges de personnel8.6M€39 %Achats et charges externes4.1M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.6M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)362k€2 %Charges financières307k€1 %Revenue25.9 M€
Property tax in Crolles
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Crolles collected 4.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 19% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €798 per inhabitant
Of which 5.7 M€ of equipment. That is +1.4 % 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 · 9.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −14.9 % 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: A'Team, 439 k€, 202512 Marché de maitrise d’oeuvre pour la requalification et l’extension de la maison delmas en maison de santé
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, 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.