Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 3,839 residents
How much does Sochaux spend?
Mayor: Thierry Mercier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sochaux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sochaux spends 92 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSochaux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.2M€33 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training1.1M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action944k€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports687k€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing682k€11 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Economic action417k€6 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment217k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health175k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport101k€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.
Spending8.1 M€
Charges de personnel3M€36 %Achats et charges externes1.8M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 543 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies859k€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)140k€2 %Charges financières46k€1 %Revenue7.8 M€
Property tax in Sochaux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Sochaux collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €561 per inhabitant
Of which 1.7 M€ of equipment. That is −23.2 % 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 · 2.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −27.8 % 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.
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.