Ain · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 6,223 residents
How much does Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg spend?
Mayor: Guillaume Fauvet since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg spends 42 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Denis-lès-Bourg devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.4M€66 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training631k€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports281k€8 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action126k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport125k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health48k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing19k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment12k€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.
Spending8.8 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€19 %Achats et charges externes864k€10 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 461 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies860k€10 %Charges financières145k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)52k€1 %Revenue7.2 M€
Property tax in Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg collected 3.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €877 per inhabitant
Of which 4.5 M€ of equipment. That is +183.3 % 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 · 6.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −34.9 % 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 2022 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Ingenierie Conseil Technique, 308 k€, concours restreint de maîtrise d’oeuvre pour la restructuration de la salle des fêtes de Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg (01)
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.
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.