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Doubs · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 3,839 residents

How much does Sochaux spend?

Mayor: Thierry Mercier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

8.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−8.5 % vs 2023 · +16.7 % since 2019
2,115 € per inhabitant · 7.8 M€ collected · balance -346 k€
−8.5 % vs 2023 · +16.7 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue7.8 M€

Property tax in Sochaux

42.31%

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

2.3M€

invested in 2024 · €561 per inhabitant

Of which 1.7 M€ of equipment. That is −23.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding833 k€
Dotations et fonds propres658k€
Subventions d'investissement174k€
What is built or repaid2.3 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.7M€
Emprunts et dettes519k€
Participations financières50k€

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

Debt

659

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

Sochaux versus Étupes
SochauxÉtupes
Local taxes
1,297 · 767per inhabitant
Debt
659 · 459per inhabitant
Gross savings
285 · 202per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.31 % · 35.07 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method