Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 157,953 residents
How much does Villeurbanne spend?
Mayor: Cédric Van Styvendael since March 2026 · 59 town councillors
What the money pays for in Villeurbanne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Villeurbanne spends 27 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size153.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVilleurbanne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration76M€50 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Education and training27.5M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports23.8M€16 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Health and social action14.3M€9 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Regional planning and housing4.9M€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport2.5M€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health2.3M€2 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action1.7M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Environment298k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending359.3 M€
Charges de personnel94.4M€26 %Achats et charges externes34.5M€10 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 11.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies25.6M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)3M€1 %Charges financières2.4M€1 %Revenue387.8 M€
Property tax in Villeurbanne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Villeurbanne collected 123.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,340 per inhabitant
Of which 72.5 M€ of equipment. That is +123.8 % 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 · 92.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · 2.7 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
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 16 contracts
Top supplier: Demathieu Bard Bâtiment Sud-Est (BLB Constructions), 11.8 M€, rénovation et amélioration énergétique et fonctionnelle du centre nautique etienne gagnaire (CNEG)
All the town’s contracts (390)
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, 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.