Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 8,774 residents
How much does Saint-Chamas spend?
Mayor: Magali Ramos since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Chamas
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Chamas spends 40 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size12.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Chamas devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.2M€50 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2.3M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.5M€12 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action1.1M€9 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health517k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment492k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing238k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport56k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action50k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as 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.
Spending17.8 M€
Charges de personnel7M€39 %Achats et charges externes3.7M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 229 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies547k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)395k€2 %Revenue18.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-Chamas
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Saint-Chamas collected 5.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €712 per inhabitant
Of which 5.5 M€ of equipment. That is +66.6 % 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 · 3.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −24.6 % 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: Sud Est Traiteur, 1.2 M€, fourniture de repas en liaison froide pour les écoles et le centre de loisirs de la ville de Saint-Chamas
All the town’s contracts (242)
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: 2018, 2019, 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.