Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the least debt per inhabitant?

Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (Isère) is the least indebted town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with debt of €0 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 least indebted towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?

In order: Saint-Maurice-l'Exil (€0), Écully (€0), Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or (€1), Thyez (€7), Givors (€15), Villefontaine (€21), Saint-Genis-Pouilly (€24), Genas (€29), Charvieu-Chavagneux (€33), and La Motte-Servolex (€34).

Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the most debt per inhabitant?

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie) is the most indebted town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with debt of €4,296 per inhabitant. See the most indebted towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

How many towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are ranked?

291 out of 4,025. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 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 towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.

Least Indebted Towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2026): Debt per Inhabitant

This ranking covers 291 of the 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie) comes last with €4,296.

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 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Saint-Maurice-l'Exil	Isère (38)	0	6,966
2	Écully	Rhône (69)	0	18,243
3	Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or	Rhône (69)	1	6,368
4	Thyez	Haute-Savoie (74)	7	6,423
5	Givors	Rhône (69)	15	21,503
6	Villefontaine	Isère (38)	21	19,662
7	Saint-Genis-Pouilly	Ain (01)	24	14,673
8	Genas	Rhône (69)	29	13,698
9	Charvieu-Chavagneux	Isère (38)	33	10,623
10	La Motte-Servolex	Savoie (73)	34	12,730
11	Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	Rhône (69)	56	7,093
12	La Ricamarie	Loire (42)	72	8,085
13	Bourg-de-Péage	Drôme (26)	77	10,082
14	Saint-Égrève	Isère (38)	79	18,199
15	Chavanoz	Isère (38)	118	5,195
16	Corbas	Rhône (69)	162	11,395
17	Gaillard	Haute-Savoie (74)	166	11,508
18	Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux	Isère (38)	183	6,129
19	Reyrieux	Ain (01)	190	5,466
20	Miribel	Ain (01)	191	10,520
21	Charbonnières-les-Bains	Rhône (69)	214	5,559
22	Oyonnax	Ain (01)	238	22,923
23	Heyrieux	Isère (38)	246	5,033
24	Chabeuil	Drôme (26)	257	6,994
25	Saint-Alban-Leysse	Savoie (73)	273	6,964
26	Craponne	Rhône (69)	275	12,277
27	Grézieu-la-Varenne	Rhône (69)	280	6,572
28	Étoile-sur-Rhône	Drôme (26)	284	5,579
29	L'Isle-d'Abeau	Isère (38)	287	17,792
30	Andrézieux-Bouthéon	Loire (42)	289	10,596
31	Rumilly	Haute-Savoie (74)	305	16,904
32	Thizy-les-Bourgs	Rhône (69)	313	5,877
33	Roussillon	Isère (38)	330	8,707
34	Feurs	Loire (42)	331	8,505
35	Portes-lès-Valence	Drôme (26)	332	10,650
36	Bourg-lès-Valence	Drôme (26)	346	20,405
37	Chassieu	Rhône (69)	353	11,375
38	La Mulatière	Rhône (69)	364	6,605
39	Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	Rhône (69)	366	22,045
40	Bassens	Savoie (73)	373	5,301
41	Beaumont	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	377	10,893
42	Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence	Drôme (26)	384	6,294
43	Cognin	Savoie (73)	392	7,120
44	Beaurepaire	Isère (38)	394	5,096
45	Vénissieux	Rhône (69)	394	65,689
46	Fontaine	Isère (38)	395	22,237
47	Aubière	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	404	10,614
48	Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon	Rhône (69)	413	6,245
49	Ambérieu-en-Bugey	Ain (01)	417	16,339
50	Pont-de-Chéruy	Isère (38)	422	6,354
51	La Tronche	Isère (38)	424	6,538
52	Fontaines-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	428	7,049
53	Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin	Isère (38)	430	7,890
54	Mably	Loire (42)	443	7,361
55	Cébazat	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	452	9,040
56	Francheville	Rhône (69)	452	15,800
57	Seyssinet-Pariset	Isère (38)	472	11,853
58	Montluel	Ain (01)	475	7,083
59	Irigny	Rhône (69)	485	9,155
60	Mions	Rhône (69)	488	13,941
61	Montbonnot-Saint-Martin	Isère (38)	490	6,257
62	Viriat	Ain (01)	491	7,235
63	Gerzat	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	492	10,431
64	Gières	Isère (38)	501	7,481
65	Valleiry	Haute-Savoie (74)	503	5,330
66	Roche-la-Molière	Loire (42)	505	9,940
67	Le Chambon-Feugerolles	Loire (42)	510	12,399
68	Saint-Genis-Laval	Rhône (69)	517	21,661
69	Le Bourget-du-Lac	Savoie (73)	518	5,310
70	Cessy	Ain (01)	521	5,945
71	Vaugneray	Rhône (69)	523	6,403
72	Meyzieu	Rhône (69)	526	37,006
73	Péronnas	Ain (01)	527	6,690
74	Dardilly	Rhône (69)	530	9,860
75	Annecy	Haute-Savoie (74)	536	134,985
76	Bourgoin-Jallieu	Isère (38)	537	30,773
77	Nyons	Drôme (26)	538	6,966
78	Le Coteau	Loire (42)	538	6,965
79	Saint-Genis-les-Ollières	Rhône (69)	542	5,524
80	Firminy	Loire (42)	547	17,241
81	Brignais	Rhône (69)	575	12,687
82	Seyssins	Isère (38)	580	8,211
83	Genay	Rhône (69)	581	5,686
84	Bourg-Saint-Andéol	Ardèche (07)	582	7,828
85	Riorges	Loire (42)	596	11,332
86	Lentilly	Rhône (69)	599	6,776
87	Domérat	Allier (03)	605	8,794
88	Ferney-Voltaire	Ain (01)	606	12,235
89	Vernaison	Rhône (69)	609	5,295
90	La Verpillière	Isère (38)	612	7,884
91	Sillingy	Haute-Savoie (74)	612	5,957
92	Viry	Haute-Savoie (74)	614	5,898
93	Bron	Rhône (69)	618	43,369
94	Ceyrat	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	628	6,719
95	Saint-Fons	Rhône (69)	630	19,342
96	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Savoie (73)	633	7,853
97	Meximieux	Ain (01)	634	8,388
98	Tullins	Isère (38)	636	7,751
99	Tignieu-Jameyzieu	Isère (38)	636	8,154
100	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	Loire (42)	639	16,030

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, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The least indebted towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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