Isère · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,537 residents
How much does Villard-de-Lans spend?
Mayor: Arnaud Mathieu since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Villard-de-Lans
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Villard-de-Lans spends 228 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size13.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVillard-de-Lans devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports4.7M€36 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- General administration3.7M€28 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Environment1.2M€9 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Education and training1.2M€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport790k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health739k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing603k€5 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Health and social action127k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action7k€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.
Spending18.8 M€
Charges de personnel5.2M€28 %Achats et charges externes4.6M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 414 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.1M€16 %Impôts et taxes (charges)414k€2 %Charges financières157k€1 %Revenue17.3 M€
Property tax in Villard-de-Lans
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Villard-de-Lans collected 10.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 60% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,185 per inhabitant
Of which 4.6 M€ of equipment. That is +113.2 % 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 · 10.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −22.0 % 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 · 26 contracts
Top supplier: VFD, 2 M€, marché M2024-13-01 Service de transport navettes touristiques, accueil de loisirs, sorties scolaires, transport de…
All the town’s contracts (162)
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, 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.