Haute-Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3,522 residents
How much does Vals-près-le-Puy spend?
Mayor: Philippe Joujon since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vals-près-le-Puy
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vals-près-le-Puy spends 26 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVals-près-le-Puy devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration762k€33 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training481k€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing374k€16 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport261k€11 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports218k€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action134k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment54k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health248€0 %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.
Spending3.2 M€
Charges de personnel1.2M€37 %Achats et charges externes729k€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 23 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies167k€5 %Charges financières78k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)28k€1 %Revenue4.4 M€
Property tax in Vals-près-le-Puy
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Vals-près-le-Puy collected 2.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 58% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €294 per inhabitant
Of which 544 k€ of equipment. That is −14.1 % 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 · 2.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −40.5 % 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 · 19 contracts
Top supplier: Broc Travaux Routiers, 740 k€, aménagement giratoire avenue de Vals/rue de l’école normale
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, 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.