Seine-et-Marne · Île-de-France · 42,614 residents
How much does Melun spend?
Mayor: Kadir Mebarek since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Melun
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Melun spends 26 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size69.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMelun devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports16.5M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration15.3M€22 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Health and social action12.4M€18 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training10.1M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health5.1M€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment4.1M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing4M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport2.1M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action445k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending99.4 M€
Charges de personnel46.8M€47 %Achats et charges externes18.6M€19 %Charges financières3.9M€4 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.1M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.2M€1 %Revenue105.5 M€
Property tax in Melun
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Melun collected 35.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €623 per inhabitant
Of which 20.1 M€ of equipment. That is −17.1 % 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 · 96.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −11.1 % 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 · 91 contracts
Top supplier: Ineo Infracom (Equans), 5 M€, le présent accord-cadre a pour objet la modernisation, l’extension et la maintenance préventive, corrective et…
All the town’s contracts (511)
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: 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.