Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 16,635 residents
How much does Montbrison spend?
Mayor: Christophe Bazile since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Montbrison
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Montbrison spends 17 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMontbrison devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.3M€33 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3M€19 %elsewhere: 19%same as elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training3M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.9M€12 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport858k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing774k€5 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment432k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health404k€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action255k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending31.1 M€
Charges de personnel9.3M€30 %Achats et charges externes3.5M€11 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.7M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)263k€1 %Charges financières196k€1 %Revenue33.2 M€
Property tax in Montbrison
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Montbrison collected 9.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €934 per inhabitant
Of which 9 M€ of equipment. That is +83.7 % 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 · 15.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +96.3 % 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 · 16 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement TPCF), 1 M€, tx aménagement et entretien voiries et espaces publics (26-29)
All the town’s contracts (209)
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.