Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4,812 residents
How much does Volvic spend?
Mayor: Laurent Thevenot since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Volvic
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Volvic spends 68 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVolvic devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.4M€34 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.3M€32 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training1.1M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing631k€9 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health227k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action185k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Environment102k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport88k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action85k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending9.1 M€
Charges de personnel4.2M€46 %Achats et charges externes2.2M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 101 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies579k€6 %Charges exceptionnelles285k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)122k€1 %Charges financières71k€1 %Revenue10.7 M€
Property tax in Volvic
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Volvic collected 1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 10% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €352 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −46.5 % 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 · 1.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 2.9 times less 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 2025 · 13 contracts
Top supplier: Sole traders, 914 k€, rénovation énergétique G.ROGHI - Plâtrerie peinture isolation et faux plafonds
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: 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.