Drôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 14,056 residents
How much does Pierrelatte spend?
Mayor: Alain Gallu since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Pierrelatte
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Pierrelatte spends 31 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size21.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePierrelatte devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.1M€29 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.7M€22 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training3.7M€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.1M€10 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health1.5M€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport1.2M€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment696k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action226k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending28.6 M€
Charges de personnel11.2M€39 %Achats et charges externes7M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 446 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.7M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)374k€1 %Charges financières251k€1 %Revenue25.9 M€
Property tax in Pierrelatte
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Pierrelatte collected 12.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €450 per inhabitant
Of which 5.1 M€ of equipment. That is +6.8 % 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 · 12.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −13.2 % 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 · 17 contracts
Top supplier: ST Groupe, 1.2 M€, transformation terrain de foot - lot 1 : terrassements, revêtements, clôtures et VRD
All the town’s contracts (172)
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: 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.