Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 487 residents
How much does Merlas spend?
Mayor: Denis Grandperrin since March 2026 · 11 town councillors
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending540 k€
Revenue588 k€
Property tax in Merlas
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.
In 2024, Merlas collected 141 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €455 per inhabitant
Of which 229 k€ of equipment. That is −22.5 % 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 · 6 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · +32.0 % 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
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.