Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 620 residents
How much does La Chaux spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Lambert since March 2026 · 15 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.
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending1.9 M€
Revenue1.8 M€
Property tax in La Chaux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.
In 2024, La Chaux collected 201 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 11% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €2,851 per inhabitant
Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is +443.4 % 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 · 966 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · +30.0 % 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
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.