Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 11,093 residents
How much does Ferney-Voltaire spend?
Mayor: Pierre-Marie Philipps since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ferney-Voltaire
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ferney-Voltaire spends 21 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFerney-Voltaire devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports4.8M€31 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- General administration3.6M€24 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training2.7M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.2M€14 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action917k€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport611k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health499k€3 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action84k€1 %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.
Spending19.9 M€
Charges de personnel9.4M€47 %Achats et charges externes4.3M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 351 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.4M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)235k€1 %Charges financières190k€1 %Revenue25.3 M€
Property tax in Ferney-Voltaire
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Ferney-Voltaire collected 8.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €444 per inhabitant
Of which 3.4 M€ of equipment. That is −23.6 % 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 · 5.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −34.6 % 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 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Reneins Batiment, 114 k€, travaux étanchéité toiture terrasse école JDF
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: 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.