Essonne · Île-de-France · 35,195 residents
How much does Palaiseau spend?
Mayor: Grégoire De Lasteyrie since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Palaiseau
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Palaiseau spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size44.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePalaiseau devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration14M€31 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training8.8M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports8.5M€19 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action7.1M€16 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing3.8M€8 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health1.4M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport952k€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Environment269k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action110k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending59 M€
Charges de personnel30.1M€51 %Achats et charges externes11.3M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.8M€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)942k€2 %Charges financières597k€1 %Revenue62.6 M€
Property tax in Palaiseau
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Palaiseau collected 31.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 51% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €378 per inhabitant
Of which 9.4 M€ of equipment. That is +36.1 % 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 · 27.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −18.7 % 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 · 48 contracts
Top supplier: SMC2, 1.7 M€, démolition et reconstruction de terrains de tennis couverts - lot 3 : charpente - façade - couverture - étanchéité…
All the town’s contracts (155)
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.