Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,847 residents
How much does Saint-Martin-la-Plaine spend?
Mayor: Maxime Martin since March 2026 · 27 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-Martin-la-Plaine
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Martin-la-Plaine spends 5 % 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-Martin-la-Plaine devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration953k€30 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Health and social action623k€19 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training604k€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports362k€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport335k€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing144k€4 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Environment101k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health55k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action52k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending5.8 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€29 %Achats et charges externes918k€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 132 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies448k€8 %Charges financières60k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)58k€1 %Revenue5.9 M€
Property tax in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Martin-la-Plaine collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €707 per inhabitant
Of which 2.5 M€ of equipment. That is +179.9 % 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 · 1.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 2 times less than in 2018
Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.
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.