Val-d'Oise · Île-de-France · 31,806 residents
How much does Pontoise spend?
Mayor: Stéphanie Von Euw since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Pontoise
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Pontoise spends 5 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size39.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePontoise devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11.6M€29 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports9.4M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training5.5M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action5M€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health2.7M€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing2.3M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment1.1M€3 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action373k€1 %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.
Spending55.8 M€
Charges de personnel23.4M€42 %Achats et charges externes10.9M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.1M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)716k€1 %Charges financières345k€1 %Revenue58.5 M€
Property tax in Pontoise
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Pontoise collected 25.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €513 per inhabitant
Of which 14.3 M€ of equipment. That is +46.7 % 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 · 18.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −13.1 % 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 · 20 contracts
Top supplier: Leon Noel, 1.4 M€, echafaudages, installations communes de chantier, maçonnerie, pierre de taille
All the town’s contracts (215)
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.