2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The least indebted cities in Île-de-France

Q: Which city in Île-de-France has the least debt per inhabitant?

Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine) is the least indebted city in Île-de-France, with debt of €17 per inhabitant.

Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine) is the least indebted city in Île-de-France, with debt of €17 per inhabitant. Next come Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines, €44) and Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine, €47).

177 towns ranked out of 1,266

Puteaux, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 177 of the 1,266 towns in Île-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Paris comes last with €5,335.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least indebted cities in Île-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Puteaux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	17	44,242
2	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	Yvelines (78)	44	47,628
3	Meudon	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	47	46,959
4	Maisons-Laffitte	Yvelines (78)	65	23,549
5	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône	Val-d'Oise (95)	69	25,699
6	Charenton-le-Pont	Val-de-Marne (94)	89	29,019
7	Villemomble	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	95	29,969
8	Gagny	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	99	42,524
9	Sèvres	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	121	22,599
10	Sartrouville	Yvelines (78)	154	53,154
11	Vélizy-Villacoublay	Yvelines (78)	162	23,206
12	Villeparisis	Seine-et-Marne (77)	203	27,070
13	Issy-les-Moulineaux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	225	68,449
14	Tremblay-en-France	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	230	38,519
15	Montigny-le-Bretonneux	Yvelines (78)	257	32,969
16	Neuilly-sur-Marne	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	264	39,891
17	La Celle-Saint-Cloud	Yvelines (78)	268	20,900
18	Maisons-Alfort	Val-de-Marne (94)	271	57,144
19	Les Pavillons-sous-Bois	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	281	25,875
20	Houilles	Yvelines (78)	313	34,268
21	Poissy	Yvelines (78)	363	41,274
22	Guyancourt	Yvelines (78)	381	30,226
23	Les Ulis	Essonne (91)	383	25,986
24	Champs-sur-Marne	Seine-et-Marne (77)	423	27,589
25	Le Perreux-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	435	35,566
26	Neuilly-Plaisance	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	467	22,063
27	Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	467	21,901
28	Élancourt	Yvelines (78)	469	26,611
29	Versailles	Yvelines (78)	483	85,750
30	Savigny-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	492	37,876
31	Morsang-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	497	21,850
32	Fresnes	Val-de-Marne (94)	515	29,644
33	Ermont	Val-d'Oise (95)	517	29,691
34	Mantes-la-Ville	Yvelines (78)	530	22,504
35	Pontoise	Val-d'Oise (95)	530	32,475
36	Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt	Yvelines (78)	530	31,339
37	Longjumeau	Essonne (91)	551	22,131
38	Savigny-le-Temple	Seine-et-Marne (77)	559	31,431
39	Cergy	Val-d'Oise (95)	577	71,250
40	Roissy-en-Brie	Seine-et-Marne (77)	585	23,370
41	Saint-Cyr-l'École	Yvelines (78)	594	21,838
42	Athis-Mons	Essonne (91)	599	36,899
43	Montmorency	Val-d'Oise (95)	605	21,993
44	Alfortville	Val-de-Marne (94)	606	45,702
45	Épinay-sur-Seine	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	611	52,944
46	Maurepas	Yvelines (78)	629	20,844
47	Le Plessis-Trévise	Val-de-Marne (94)	632	21,237
48	Sannois	Val-d'Oise (95)	646	27,266
49	Eaubonne	Val-d'Oise (95)	657	26,558
50	Pontault-Combault	Seine-et-Marne (77)	658	39,332
51	Chatou	Yvelines (78)	685	31,112
52	Cormeilles-en-Parisis	Val-d'Oise (95)	695	27,522
53	Les Lilas	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	707	23,968
54	Combs-la-Ville	Seine-et-Marne (77)	710	23,522
55	Montgeron	Essonne (91)	724	24,316
56	Suresnes	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	735	49,494
57	Vigneux-sur-Seine	Essonne (91)	735	31,607
58	Chaville	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	736	20,904
59	Palaiseau	Essonne (91)	737	37,773
60	Villeneuve-le-Roi	Val-de-Marne (94)	749	21,062
61	Saint-Gratien	Val-d'Oise (95)	760	21,427
62	Draveil	Essonne (91)	765	30,323
63	Choisy-le-Roi	Val-de-Marne (94)	769	46,126
64	Mantes-la-Jolie	Yvelines (78)	780	43,683
65	Gentilly	Val-de-Marne (94)	832	20,062
66	Dammarie-les-Lys	Seine-et-Marne (77)	845	23,673
67	Villepinte	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	845	41,579
68	Vanves	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	854	28,858
69	Arcueil	Val-de-Marne (94)	858	22,306
70	Chilly-Mazarin	Essonne (91)	860	20,539
71	Livry-Gargan	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	872	47,453
72	Deuil-la-Barre	Val-d'Oise (95)	876	23,287
73	Taverny	Val-d'Oise (95)	881	27,756
74	Villeneuve-Saint-Georges	Val-de-Marne (94)	882	36,319
75	Viry-Châtillon	Essonne (91)	894	31,012
76	Lagny-sur-Marne	Seine-et-Marne (77)	905	21,673
77	Yerres	Essonne (91)	909	28,176
78	Noisy-le-Grand	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	928	73,408
79	Chelles	Seine-et-Marne (77)	933	54,900
80	Joinville-le-Pont	Val-de-Marne (94)	940	20,675
81	Montfermeil	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	950	28,825
82	Bagneux	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	958	44,744
83	Villiers-le-Bel	Val-d'Oise (95)	960	30,195
84	Saint-Mandé	Val-de-Marne (94)	971	21,228
85	Montrouge	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	972	46,579
86	Grigny	Essonne (91)	973	26,888
87	Achères	Yvelines (78)	974	22,367
88	Nogent-sur-Marne	Val-de-Marne (94)	975	32,701
89	Boulogne-Billancourt	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,005	120,206
90	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	Essonne (91)	1,032	35,744
91	Clichy	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,033	64,658
92	Thiais	Val-de-Marne (94)	1,035	33,141
93	Ris-Orangis	Essonne (91)	1,039	31,332
94	Carrières-sous-Poissy	Yvelines (78)	1,054	20,950
95	Le Kremlin-Bicêtre	Val-de-Marne (94)	1,062	24,206
96	Saint-Denis	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,074	149,936
97	La Garenne-Colombes	Hauts-de-Seine (92)	1,074	30,460
98	Noisy-le-Sec	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,081	45,634
99	Ozoir-la-Ferrière	Seine-et-Marne (77)	1,118	21,422
100	Romainville	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1,122	37,224

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Least indebted cities in Île-de-France: FAQ

Which city in Île-de-France has the least debt per inhabitant?

Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine) is the least indebted city in Île-de-France, with debt of €17 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 least indebted cities in Île-de-France?

In order: Puteaux (€17), Saint-Germain-en-Laye (€44), Meudon (€47), Maisons-Laffitte (€65), Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (€69), Charenton-le-Pont (€89), Villemomble (€95), Gagny (€99), Sèvres (€121), and Sartrouville (€154).

Which city in Île-de-France has the most debt per inhabitant?

Paris is the most indebted city in Île-de-France, with debt of €5,335 per inhabitant. See the most indebted cities in Île-de-France.

How many towns in Île-de-France are ranked?

177 out of 1,266. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants are ranked here (towns with 5,000 or more appear in the most and least indebted towns rankings): in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.