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Jura · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 306 residents

How much does Lajoux spend?

Mayor: Edwige Morel since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

509k€
spent in , municipal accounts
3 times less than in 2023 · −1.4 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,664 € per inhabitant · 427 k€ collected · balance -82 k€
3 times less than in 2023 · −1.4 % since 2019

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.

Spending509 k€

Revenue427 k€

Property tax in Lajoux

47.14%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Lajoux collected 198 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.

What the town builds

218k€

invested in 2024 · €844 per inhabitant

Of which 156 k€ of equipment. That is −81.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding22 k€
Subventions d'investissement14k€
Dotations et fonds propres6k€
Emprunts et dettes1k€
What is built or repaid218 k€
Dépenses d'équipement156k€
Emprunts et dettes62k€
Participations financières610

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

1,399

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 428 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · −3.6 % 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

Lajoux versus Chille
LajouxChille
Local taxes
662 · 273per inhabitant
Debt
1,399 · 285per inhabitant
Gross savings
445 · 134per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
47.14 % · 35.21 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method