Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 12,941 residents
How much does La Motte-Servolex spend?
Mayor: Luc Berthoud since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Motte-Servolex
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Motte-Servolex spends 22 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Motte-Servolex devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.2M€28 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training2.6M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.9M€16 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action1.5M€12 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing1.3M€11 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport683k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health272k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment223k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action9k€0 %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.
Spending17.2 M€
Charges de personnel5.5M€32 %Achats et charges externes3.3M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 470 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.4M€14 %Impôts et taxes (charges)267k€2 %Revenue19 M€
Property tax in La Motte-Servolex
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, La Motte-Servolex collected 7.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €465 per inhabitant
Of which 5.6 M€ of equipment. That is +5.2 % 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 · 517 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 8.6 times less than in 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 · 13 contracts
Top supplier: Societe Publique Locale D'Efficacite Energetique - SPL Oser, 5 M€, marché investissement QUASI régie rénovation énergétique gs lamartine
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.