Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 36,228 residents
How much does Meyzieu spend?
Mayor: Issam Benzeghiba since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Meyzieu
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Meyzieu spends 20 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size37.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMeyzieu devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training10.8M€29 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration9.7M€26 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports7.9M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action5.2M€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health2.1M€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing1.4M€4 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Economic action427k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport75k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment30k€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.
Spending50.4 M€
Charges de personnel24.2M€48 %Achats et charges externes8.6M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)743k€1 %Revenue62.6 M€
Property tax in Meyzieu
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Meyzieu collected 24.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €380 per inhabitant
Of which 11.2 M€ of equipment. That is −25.3 % 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 · 21.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 2.4 times more than in 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 · 124 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Saint-Priest), 5 M€, travaux de voirie, terrassement et assainissement pour la ville de Meyzieu
All the town’s contracts (491)
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.