Ardèche · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 11,389 residents
How much does Guilherand-Granges spend?
Mayor: Sylvie Gaucher since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Guilherand-Granges
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Guilherand-Granges spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size12.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGuilherand-Granges devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training2.5M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration2.5M€21 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Regional planning and housing2.5M€21 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.1M€18 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action1.5M€12 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment535k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health380k€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport113k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending24.5 M€
Charges de personnel7.4M€30 %Achats et charges externes3.7M€15 %Charges financières2.4M€10 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 228 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies790k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)206k€1 %Revenue25.7 M€
Property tax in Guilherand-Granges
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Guilherand-Granges collected 8.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €884 per inhabitant
Of which 2.9 M€ of equipment. That is +144.4 % 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 · 16.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −21.4 % 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 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: Papeteries Pichon, 540 k€, accord cadre à bons de commande pour la fourniture scolaire des écoles, du centre multi-accueil et du centre de…
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: 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.