Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,130 residents
How much does Montmélian spend?
Mayor: Béatrice Santais since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Montmélian
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Montmélian spends 74 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMontmélian devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.7M€43 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.7M€27 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training808k€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing698k€11 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health269k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport39k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment39k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action30k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action12k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as 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.
Spending9.5 M€
Charges de personnel3.2M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.8M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 163 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies991k€10 %Impôts et taxes (charges)200k€2 %Charges financières157k€2 %Revenue10.3 M€
Property tax in Montmélian
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Montmélian collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €743 per inhabitant
Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +27.7 % 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 · 8.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +6.8 % 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 · 12 contracts
Top supplier: Guintoli, 805 k€, réaménagement de la chaussée et de renouvellement du réseau d eaux usées sur la rue de chavort a Montmélian
All the town’s contracts (100)
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: 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.