Yvelines · Île-de-France · 85,407 residents
How much does Versailles spend?
Mayor: François De Mazières since March 2026 · 53 town councillors
What the money pays for in Versailles
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Versailles spends 0 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size123.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVersailles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration29.2M€24 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports26.5M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training18.6M€15 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action18.1M€15 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Transport7.9M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action7.7M€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing6.7M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health5.9M€5 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Environment3.3M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as 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.
Spending152.8 M€
Charges de personnel73.5M€48 %Achats et charges externes23.8M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies15.4M€10 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.5M€2 %Revenue164 M€
Property tax in Versailles
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Versailles collected 64.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €422 per inhabitant
Of which 31.6 M€ of equipment. That is +0.7 % 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 · 42.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · +3.4 % 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 · 126 contracts
Top supplier: Compagnie Francaise Informatique, 8.9 M€, sipperec - services et équipements numériques et mobilier pour l education la formation et les espaces culturelles
All the town’s contracts (917)
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.