Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 174,499 residents
How much does Saint-Étienne spend?
Mayor: Régis Juanico since March 2026 · 60 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Étienne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Étienne spends 8 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size251.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Étienne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration81.5M€32 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports48.1M€19 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Health and social action42.7M€17 %elsewhere: 14%more than elsewhere (14%)
- Education and training25.9M€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health25.7M€10 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment17.9M€7 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing3.7M€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport3.2M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action2.6M€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.
Spending336.2 M€
Charges de personnel129M€38 %Achats et charges externes80M€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 12.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies38.1M€11 %Charges financières10.5M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)5.2M€2 %Revenue354.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-Étienne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Saint-Étienne collected 147.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €419 per inhabitant
Of which 40.8 M€ of equipment. That is +17.6 % 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 · 236.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −26.9 % 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 2026 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Stef, 1.2 M€, travaux électrotechnique et GTC des installations CVC de la Ville de Saint-Étienne et Saint-Étienne Métropole/ Lot n°…
All the town’s contracts (736)
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: 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.