Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 5,224 residents
How much does Vernaison spend?
Mayor: Julien Vuillemard since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vernaison
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vernaison spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVernaison devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.6M€37 %elsewhere: 37%same as elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training943k€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action735k€17 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports611k€14 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing204k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health188k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport9k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment9k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action243€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.
Spending5.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.5M€44 %Achats et charges externes1.4M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 166 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies342k€6 %Charges financières131k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)93k€2 %Revenue6.4 M€
Property tax in Vernaison
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Vernaison collected 3.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €236 per inhabitant
Of which 568 k€ of equipment. That is −14.3 % 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 · 3.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −47.1 % 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 2025 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Quali-Cite Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (Quali-Rhone Alpes), 106 k€, sKATE PARK
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.