Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 159,738 residents
How much does Grenoble spend?
Mayor: Laurence Ruffin since March 2026 · 59 town councillors
What the money pays for in Grenoble
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Grenoble spends 32 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size281.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGrenoble devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration87.2M€31 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports60.6M€22 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Education and training56.6M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action31.2M€11 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Regional planning and housing19.8M€7 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment15.2M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health7.9M€3 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Transport1.6M€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action944k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending381.6 M€
Charges de personnel150M€39 %Achats et charges externes67.4M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 19.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies59.3M€16 %Charges financières6.7M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)3.3M€1 %Revenue413.4 M€
Property tax in Grenoble
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Grenoble collected 208.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 51% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €587 per inhabitant
Of which 60.7 M€ of equipment. That is +26.0 % 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 · 295.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −6.1 % 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 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Regie de Quartier Villeneuve-Village Olympique-Vigny Musset, 400 k€, mARCHÉ DE SERVICES D’INSERTION ET DE QUALIFICATION PROFESSIONNELLE avec comme activités supports des travaux dans les…
All the town’s contracts (107)
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: 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.