Haute-Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,077 residents
How much does Megève spend?
Mayor: Jean-Noël Picot since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Megève
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Megève spends 1299 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size36.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMegève devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11M€30 %elsewhere: 49%less than elsewhere (49%)
- Culture, youth and sports10.1M€28 %elsewhere: 11%more than elsewhere (11%)
- Regional planning and housing4.2M€12 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action3M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment2.2M€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport1.9M€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action1.7M€5 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health1.5M€4 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Education and training834k€2 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
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.
Spending51.8 M€
Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies11.8M€23 %Charges de personnel10.8M€21 %Achats et charges externes10.4M€20 %Charges financières435k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)367k€1 %Revenue50.8 M€
Property tax in Megève
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Megève collected 25.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €5,540 per inhabitant
Of which 15.2 M€ of equipment. That is +8.1 % 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 · 51.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −14.1 % 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 · 86 contracts
Top supplier: Mont Blanc Materiaux, 5 M€, création d’un réseau d’enneigeurs à la livraz lot no1 travaux de réseau neige de culture
All the town’s contracts (808)
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.