Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 35,421 residents
How much does Saint-Chamond spend?
Mayor: Axel Dugua since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Chamond
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Chamond spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size45.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Chamond devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration21.2M€46 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Regional planning and housing7.5M€16 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Culture, youth and sports6.4M€14 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training5M€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.3M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health2.4M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action14k€0 %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.
Spending56.2 M€
Charges de personnel27.6M€49 %Achats et charges externes10.1M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)907k€2 %Charges financières521k€1 %Revenue56.5 M€
Property tax in Saint-Chamond
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Saint-Chamond collected 19.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €308 per inhabitant
Of which 8.8 M€ of equipment. That is −5.4 % 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 · 27.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 2.9 times more than in 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 · 25 contracts
Top supplier: Ellipse Maconnerie Genie Civil, 2.9 M€, réaménagement de l’hôtel dieu
All the town’s contracts (211)
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: 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.