Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 26,098 residents
How much does Montbéliard spend?
Mayor: Marie-Noëlle Biguinet since March 2026 · 36 town councillors
What the money pays for in Montbéliard
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Montbéliard spends 13 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size38.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMontbéliard devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration14.3M€37 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports8.6M€22 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training4.8M€12 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing3.9M€10 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action2.8M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.1M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action334k€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.
Spending58.1 M€
Charges de personnel21.9M€38 %Achats et charges externes10.5M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5.5M€9 %Charges financières799k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)665k€1 %Revenue60.7 M€
Property tax in Montbéliard
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Montbéliard collected 15.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €718 per inhabitant
Of which 14.6 M€ of equipment. That is +24.3 % 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 · 33.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +9.2 % 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 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Architectures Olivier Rouyer, 860 k€, centre social l’Envol - Construction d’un bâtiment modulaire
All the town’s contracts (156)
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, 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.