Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 38,708 residents
How much does Saint-Martin-d'Hères spend?
Mayor: David Queiros since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Martin-d'Hères
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Martin-d'Hères spends 5 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size52.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Martin-d'Hères devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration18.8M€36 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports12.3M€23 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action8.9M€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training5.5M€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing3.3M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment1.9M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.5M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action376k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport174k€0 %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.
Spending72.9 M€
Charges de personnel36.5M€50 %Achats et charges externes9.7M€13 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5.2M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)869k€1 %Charges financières791k€1 %Revenue72.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-Martin-d'Hères
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Saint-Martin-d'Hères collected 29 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €507 per inhabitant
Of which 9.3 M€ of equipment. That is +2.1 % 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 · 30.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +13.6 % 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 · 15 contracts
Top supplier: Averi TP, 800 k€, travaux sur réseaux secs - création, modification et mise en conformité des ouvrages
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: 2020, 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.