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Yonne · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 456 residents

How much does Vézelay spend?

Mayor: Paul-Hervé Vintrou since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

2.4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−26.8 % vs 2023 · −21.9 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

5,261 € per inhabitant · 2.8 M€ collected · balance +443 k€
−26.8 % vs 2023 · −21.9 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending2.4 M€

Revenue2.8 M€

Property tax in Vézelay

40.51%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Vézelay collected 303 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 11% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.1M€

invested in 2024 · €2,578 per inhabitant

Of which 556 k€ of equipment. That is −46.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.5 M€
Subventions d'investissement689k€
Emprunts et dettes500k€
Dotations et fonds propres338k€
What is built or repaid1.1 M€
Emprunts et dettes576k€
Dépenses d'équipement556k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

4,514

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · 8.5 times more than in 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

908k€

in public contracts awarded in 2022 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Soc Nouvelle le Batiment Regional, 908 k€, tranche optionnelle Restauration et consolidation nef et bas côtés basilique Ste Marie-Madeleine Vézelay

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: 2022.

Compare with another town

Vézelay versus Savigny-sur-Clairis
VézelaySavigny-sur-Clairis
Local taxes
693 · 995per inhabitant
Debt
4,514 · 987per inhabitant
Gross savings
358 · 286per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
40.51 % · 30.84 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method