Haute-Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 11,639 residents
How much does La Roche-sur-Foron spend?
Mayor: Benoît Chambourdon since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Roche-sur-Foron
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Roche-sur-Foron spends 8 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size12.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Roche-sur-Foron devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.2M€34 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.2M€18 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action1.9M€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.6M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health826k€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing725k€6 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport594k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action245k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending15.8 M€
Charges de personnel6M€38 %Achats et charges externes3.5M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 879 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.7M€17 %Charges financières204k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)196k€1 %Revenue17 M€
Property tax in La Roche-sur-Foron
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, La Roche-sur-Foron collected 5.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €261 per inhabitant
Of which 2.3 M€ of equipment. That is +13.5 % 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 · 10.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −25.5 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Centre Est (Savoie Leman), 5.4 M€, nouvel Accord Cadre à BDC
All the town’s contracts (102)
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: 2019, 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.