Communauté de communes du Grand Pontarlier · Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 18,791 residents · Mayor: Patrick Comte
Pontarlier
€30.7 million spent in 2025.
€1,635 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,688
Pontarlier’s spending by policy area
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The 4 other items (6%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €30.7M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €14.3M (its accounts).
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- J.C. Bonnefoy1 contract over 2.5 years · at most ~€2.4M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €5.4M
- Aact+1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€575k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €2.3M
- Erec Technologies1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€208k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €833k
- Gustave Muller1 contract over 18 months · at most ~€400k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €600k
- France Cloture Environnement2 contracts over 4 months to 15 months · at most ~€512k a year on averageup to €584k
- Entreprise Boissiere1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€125k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €500k
- Eiffage Énergie Systemes - Lorraine Alsace Nord1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€100k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €400k
16 contracts signed in 2025 · €12M before tax · All contracts
Why this total differs from the €14.3M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€6.5M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €344 per resident. Towns of the same size: €363.
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- Rénovation de chaussées, trottoirs et autres espaces publics2023 · Streets and transport€554k
- Travaux d’aménagement et de rénovation des bâtiments de la Ville de Pontarlier2025 · Entreprise Boissiere€500k
- Vidéoprotection Urbaine de la Ville de Pontarlier : accord-Cadre pour la gestion, l’amélioration…2025 · Public safety · Eiffage Énergie Systemes - Lorraine Alsace Nord€400k
- Rénovation d’aires de jeux des écoles maternelles et création d’une aire de jeux au Grand Cours à Pontarlier2025 · Schools · Husson International€226k
- Aménagement d’une pumptrack et d’une piste ludique VTT au parc des Ouillons2025 · France Cloture Environnement€223k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €13k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €26.5M · borrowing: €2.5M · spending: €30.7M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 568 towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Pontarlier
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownPontarlierPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,635 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Grand PontarlierWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€572 per resident
- DépartementDoubsMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,139 per resident
- RegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€618 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Pontarlier: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Audincourt or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source