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Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,586 residents

How much does Morestel spend?

Mayor: Frédéric Vial since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+11.4 % vs 2023 · +5.8 % since 2019
1,310 € per inhabitant · 5.5 M€ collected · balance -509 k€
+11.4 % vs 2023 · +5.8 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Morestel

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Morestel spends 22 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.2 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMorestel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue5.5 M€

Property tax in Morestel

40%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Morestel collected 2.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2M€

invested in 2024 · €446 per inhabitant

Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is +16.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding789 k€
Subventions d'investissement628k€
Dotations et fonds propres161k€
What is built or repaid2 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.6M€
Emprunts et dettes395k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

814

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.7 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −13.4 % 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.

Compare with another town

Morestel versus Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
MorestelSaint-Laurent-du-Pont
Local taxes
609 · 647per inhabitant
Debt
814 · 1,345per inhabitant
Gross savings
157 · 278per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
40 % · 38 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method