Haute-Savoie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 38,094 residents
How much does Thonon-les-Bains spend?
Mayor: Richard Baud since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Thonon-les-Bains
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Thonon-les-Bains spends 9 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size44.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteThonon-les-Bains devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration10.4M€23 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports9.8M€22 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training6.9M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action5M€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing4.3M€10 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport2.6M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health2.3M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action2M€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment1.5M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending85.6 M€
Charges de personnel24.2M€28 %Achats et charges externes12.7M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.3M€8 %Charges financières1.5M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)510k€1 %Revenue82.8 M€
Property tax in Thonon-les-Bains
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Thonon-les-Bains collected 22.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,088 per inhabitant
Of which 25.9 M€ of equipment. That is +8.2 % 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 · 57.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −11.5 % 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 2026 · 125 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Perrignier), 6.9 M€, cTM lot 4 enrobé voirie revêtements de sols extérieurs
All the town’s contracts (743)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.