Alpes-Maritimes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 30,843 residents
How much does Menton spend?
Mayor: Alexandra Masson since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Menton
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Menton spends 41 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size56.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMenton devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration15.9M€28 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports13.1M€23 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training7.2M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing6M€11 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action4.8M€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment4.7M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health3.4M€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport1.2M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action94k€0 %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.
Spending84.4 M€
Charges de personnel35.8M€42 %Achats et charges externes12.6M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 815 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies8.4M€10 %Charges financières1.5M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.1M€1 %Revenue71 M€
Property tax in Menton
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Menton collected 40.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 57% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €863 per inhabitant
Of which 19.4 M€ of equipment. That is +59.8 % 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 · 44.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −25.1 % 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 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: C.E.G, 984 k€, travaux d’entretien et de maintenance des couvertures et zingueries dans les bâtiments communaux
All the town’s contracts (392)
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: 2018, 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.