Drôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 41,525 residents
How much does Montélimar spend?
Mayor: Julien Cornillet since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Montélimar
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Montélimar spends 29 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size38.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMontélimar devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration9.5M€25 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training7.8M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health5M€13 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing4.8M€12 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action3.9M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment3M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.1M€5 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Transport1.5M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action582k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than 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.
Spending51.2 M€
Charges de personnel17.3M€34 %Achats et charges externes14.4M€28 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5M€10 %Charges financières834k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)543k€1 %Revenue53.3 M€
Property tax in Montélimar
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Montélimar collected 27.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 52% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €328 per inhabitant
Of which 9.3 M€ of equipment. That is +28.0 % 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 · 31.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −33.6 % 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 · 41 contracts
Top supplier: Etablissements H Jean SA, 4.6 M€, fournitures véhicules neufs lot 5 VUL type utilitaire fourgonnette 4pl mini cabine approfondie électrique
All the town’s contracts (549)
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.