Hautes-Alpes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 6,751 residents
How much does Embrun spend?
Mayor: Chantal Eymeoud since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Embrun
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Embrun spends 16 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteEmbrun devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.8M€35 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€20 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training999k€12 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action856k€11 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport694k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing616k€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment235k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health194k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action2k€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.
Spending19.2 M€
Charges de personnel3.9M€21 %Achats et charges externes2.5M€13 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 113 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€6 %Charges financières738k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)235k€1 %Revenue19.3 M€
Property tax in Embrun
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Embrun collected 5.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,598 per inhabitant
Of which 7.2 M€ of equipment. That is +107.8 % 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 · 6.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −45.5 % 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 · 17 contracts
Top supplier: Vivian et Cie (Vivian & Cie, les Compagnons de Castellane), 2.8 M€, pôle culturel
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: 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.