Ardèche · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,543 residents
How much does Vals-les-Bains spend?
Mayor: Vincent Mounier since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vals-les-Bains
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vals-les-Bains spends 43 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVals-les-Bains devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.4M€32 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€23 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training601k€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing498k€11 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport361k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health246k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment245k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action59k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action9k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending8.2 M€
Charges de personnel2.1M€25 %Achats et charges externes1.8M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 133 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies572k€7 %Charges financières148k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)105k€1 %Revenue7.7 M€
Property tax in Vals-les-Bains
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Vals-les-Bains collected 1.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €967 per inhabitant
Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is +50.9 % 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 · 6.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +47.2 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Dca (D.C.A.), 114 k€, rénovation énergétique de l’école maternelle Lot No2 Démolition, maçonnerie, VRD
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: 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.