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Drôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 585 residents

How much does Saou spend?

Mayor: Olivier Desbos since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

567k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+19.3 % vs 2023 · 2.1 times less than in 2019
969 € per inhabitant · 729 k€ collected · balance +163 k€
+19.3 % vs 2023 · 2.1 times less than in 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending567 k€

Revenue729 k€

Property tax in Saou

29.07%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Saou collected 239 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.

What the town builds

179k€

invested in 2024 · €308 per inhabitant

Of which 150 k€ of equipment. That is +44.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding174 k€
Dotations et fonds propres150k€
Subventions d'investissement23k€
Emprunts et dettes510
What is built or repaid179 k€
Dépenses d'équipement150k€
Emprunts et dettes29k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

904

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 529 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · −17.4 % 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

785k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 7 contracts

Top supplier: Entreprise Chazet, 244 k€, 1/ Maconnerie Gros oeuvre Fondations dites superficielles conf au DTU trous reserv percements passages scellements…

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: 2024, 2026.

Compare with another town

Saou versus Peyrus
SaouPeyrus
Local taxes
414 · 582per inhabitant
Debt
904 · 550per inhabitant
Gross savings
362 · 196per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
29.07 % · 27.02 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method