Saône-et-Loire · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 20,997 residents
How much does Le Creusot spend?
Mayor: Charles Landre since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Creusot
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Creusot spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size25.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Creusot devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports8M€32 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration7.1M€28 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training3.6M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.1M€12 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing2.3M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Economic action712k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health433k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport35k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending31.9 M€
Charges de personnel15.5M€49 %Achats et charges externes7.3M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.2M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)414k€1 %Charges financières323k€1 %Revenue34.7 M€
Property tax in Le Creusot
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Le Creusot collected 13.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €279 per inhabitant
Of which 4.7 M€ of equipment. That is +6.1 % 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 · 18 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +13.7 % 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 · 24 contracts
Top supplier: S.D.B. - Entreprise Christian Desvignes, 385 k€, fourniture et installation de panneaux photovoltaiques sur ombrières - Ombrière photovoltaïque
All the town’s contracts (681)
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, 2020, 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.