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Lozère · Occitanie · 240 residents

How much does Fontans spend?

Mayor: Jean Paul Vanel since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

445k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+41.5 % vs 2023 · 2.1 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,854 € per inhabitant · 433 k€ collected · balance -12 k€
+41.5 % vs 2023 · 2.1 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending445 k€

Revenue433 k€

Property tax in Fontans

29.99%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Fontans collected 67 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 15% of its revenue.

What the town builds

319k€

invested in 2024 · €1,458 per inhabitant

Of which 307 k€ of equipment. That is +68.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding240 k€
Subventions d'investissement159k€
Dotations et fonds propres81k€
What is built or repaid319 k€
Dépenses d'équipement307k€
Emprunts et dettes12k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

966

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 232 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · −33.5 % 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.

Compare with another town

Fontans versus Prunières (Lozère)
FontansPrunières
Local taxes
337 · 263per inhabitant
Debt
966 · 369per inhabitant
Gross savings
441 · 159per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
29.99 % · 31.73 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method