Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 7,206 residents
How much does Morteau spend?
Mayor: Cédric Bôle since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Morteau
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Morteau spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMorteau devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.8M€41 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.2M€17 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training1.1M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing964k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport295k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action268k€4 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action133k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health128k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment23k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less 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.
Spending9.3 M€
Achats et charges externes2.5M€27 %Charges de personnel2.3M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 625 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies929k€10 %Charges financières156k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)124k€1 %Revenue9.1 M€
Property tax in Morteau
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Morteau collected 3.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €449 per inhabitant
Of which 2.5 M€ of equipment. That is −23.0 % 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 · 8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +1.3 % 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 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement Doubs), 1 M€, accord cadre à bons de commande - Travaux de voirie
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: 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.