Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 21,400 residents
How much does Saint-Genis-Laval spend?
Mayor: Jules Guillemot since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Genis-Laval
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Genis-Laval spends 23 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size21.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Genis-Laval devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.5M€31 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports5.1M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training3.5M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.2M€15 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing1.3M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health989k€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport282k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action250k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment179k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending28.6 M€
Charges de personnel12.2M€43 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.3M€15 %Achats et charges externes4.1M€14 %Impôts et taxes (charges)420k€1 %Charges financières399k€1 %Revenue27 M€
Property tax in Saint-Genis-Laval
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Saint-Genis-Laval collected 17.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 64% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €323 per inhabitant
Of which 6.3 M€ of equipment. That is +30.9 % 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 · 8.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −19.3 % 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: Beylat T.P, 1.5 M€, travaux de terrassement, assainissement et travaux de voirie de compétence communale (entretien et travaux neufs)
All the town’s contracts (148)
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.