Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,706 residents
How much does Saint-Germain-des-Fossés spend?
Mayor: Elisabeth Cuisset since March 2026 · 26 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Germain-des-Fossés devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Regional planning and housing1M€31 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- General administration941k€29 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training615k€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action316k€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports226k€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health54k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport36k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action12k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment782€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.
Spending4.3 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€38 %Achats et charges externes960k€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 73 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies264k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)63k€1 %Charges financières57k€1 %Revenue5.1 M€
Property tax in Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Germain-des-Fossés collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €346 per inhabitant
Of which 872 k€ of equipment. That is −26.6 % 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 · 2.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −35.5 % 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 2025 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Solidarité Associative pour la Gestion des Établissements et Services Specialises (Sagess ESAT Creuzier), 61 k€, entretien des espaces verts de la base de loisirs de Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
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, 2025.
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.