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Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 5,308 residents

How much does Villerest spend?

Mayor: Philippe Perron since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

4.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−3.4 % vs 2023 · −8.4 % since 2019
931 € per inhabitant · 5.6 M€ collected · balance +695 k€
−3.4 % vs 2023 · −8.4 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Villerest

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Villerest spends 37 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVillerest devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue5.6 M€

Property tax in Villerest

37.65%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Villerest collected 2.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 52% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.4M€

invested in 2024 · €280 per inhabitant

Of which 997 k€ of equipment. That is −26.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.1 M€
Dotations et fonds propres791k€
Subventions d'investissement338k€
Emprunts et dettes40
What is built or repaid1.4 M€
Dépenses d'équipement997k€
Emprunts et dettes398k€

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

Debt

963

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +54.5 % 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

94k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Guivibat Ingenierie, 94 k€, rénovation du gs mirandole - maitrise d’oeuvre

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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Villerest versus Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez
VillerestSaint-Marcellin-en-Forez
Local taxes
540 · 534per inhabitant
Debt
963 · 981per inhabitant
Gross savings
181 · 182per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
37.65 % · 38.97 % 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