Eure-et-Loir · Centre-Val de Loire · 31,362 residents
How much does Dreux spend?
Mayor: Abdel-Kader Guerza since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Dreux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Dreux spends 16 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size47.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDreux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration12.2M€26 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports11.9M€25 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training7.8M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action5.3M€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing4.1M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health2.4M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment1.4M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action974k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport963k€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as 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.
Spending72 M€
Charges de personnel25M€35 %Achats et charges externes14.4M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.9M€10 %Charges financières795k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)740k€1 %Revenue69 M€
Property tax in Dreux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Dreux collected 17.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €764 per inhabitant
Of which 19.9 M€ of equipment. That is +7.5 % 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 · 45 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +21.0 % 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 · 34 contracts
Top supplier: SN Erct Construction, 26.7 M€, construction d’un pôle d’équipements éducatifs et culturels dans le quartier des Bâtes à Dreux
All the town’s contracts (432)
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: 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.