Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,479 residents
How much does Désertines spend?
Mayor: Jonathan Da Silva since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Désertines
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Désertines spends 21 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDésertines devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training937k€30 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration914k€29 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Urban planning, environment548k€18 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Sports and youth266k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Family (childcare)241k€8 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Culture198k€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Social action and health20k€1 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
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 personnel1.8M€39 %Achats et charges externes866k€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 43 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies388k€8 %Charges financières71k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)65k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles39k€1 %Revenue5.4 M€
Property tax in Désertines
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Désertines collected 2.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €314 per inhabitant
Of which 962 k€ of equipment. That is −12.2 % 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 · 2.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −37.7 % 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: SA Briere Couvertures, 70 k€, couverture bardage bac acier
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: 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.