Essonne · Île-de-France · 6,639 residents
How much does Saulx-les-Chartreux spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Bazile since March 2026 · 29 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 Saulx-les-Chartreux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saulx-les-Chartreux spends 31 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaulx-les-Chartreux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.3M€37 %elsewhere: 37%same as elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2.1M€23 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.7M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing784k€9 %elsewhere: 9%same as elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action776k€9 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health146k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport139k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending16.8 M€
Charges de personnel5.1M€31 %Achats et charges externes2.5M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 98 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies450k€3 %Charges financières258k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)157k€1 %Revenue11.8 M€
Property tax in Saulx-les-Chartreux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Saulx-les-Chartreux collected 5.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,530 per inhabitant
Of which 7.6 M€ of equipment. That is +450.0 % 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 · 7.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −1.0 % 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 2024 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Sole traders, 65 k€, remplacement des chaudières gaz du groupe scolaire louis mouchard
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.
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.