Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,518 residents
How much does Royat spend?
Mayor: Hugo Franck since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Royat
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Royat spends 115 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRoyat devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.6M€54 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Health and social action1.3M€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€14 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training619k€7 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports596k€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health280k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport6k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment-7k€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.
Spending10.3 M€
Charges de personnel2.8M€27 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 347 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.2M€22 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)266k€3 %Charges financières155k€1 %Revenue10.1 M€
Property tax in Royat
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Royat collected 4.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €747 per inhabitant
Of which 2.8 M€ of equipment. That is +14.4 % 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: €691 per inhabitant · −5.4 % 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Next D, 62 k€, construction d un city stade - lot 2 - équipements
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, 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.