This ranking covers 12 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Dijon (Côte-d'Or) comes last with €557.
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: most indebted cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
| Rank | Town | Department | Debt per inhabitant (€) | Proportional bar | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalon-sur-Saône | Saône-et-Loire (71) | 1,837 | 46,481 | |
| 2 | Dole | Jura (39) | 1,804 | 24,654 | |
| 3 | Belfort | Territoire de Belfort (90) | 1,617 | 46,662 | |
| 4 | Auxerre | Yonne (89) | 1,607 | 36,245 | |
| 5 | Mâcon | Saône-et-Loire (71) | 1,497 | 35,885 | |
| 6 | Montbéliard | Doubs (25) | 1,335 | 25,159 | |
| 7 | Nevers | Nièvre (58) | 1,316 | 34,018 | |
| 8 | Le Creusot | Saône-et-Loire (71) | 968 | 20,799 | |
| 9 | Sens | Yonne (89) | 789 | 27,600 | |
| 10 | Besançon | Doubs (25) | 784 | 121,627 | |
| 11 | Beaune | Côte-d'Or (21) | 696 | 20,999 | |
| 12 | Dijon | Côte-d'Or (21) | 557 | 164,963 |
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.