Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the most debt per inhabitant?

Saint-Vit (Doubs) is the most indebted town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, with debt of €2,623 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

In order: Saint-Vit (€2,623), Chalon-sur-Saône (€1,837), Dole (€1,804), Montceau-les-Mines (€1,741), Belfort (€1,617), Auxerre (€1,607), Vesoul (€1,519), Mâcon (€1,497), Gueugnon (€1,385), and Avallon (€1,361).

Which town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has the least debt per inhabitant?

Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or) is the least indebted town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, with debt of €3 per inhabitant.

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

70 out of 3,685. 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.

Most Indebted Towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (2026): Debt per Inhabitant

This ranking covers 70 of the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or) comes last with €3.

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 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Saint-Vit	Doubs (25)	2,623	5,188
2	Chalon-sur-Saône	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,837	46,481
3	Dole	Jura (39)	1,804	24,654
4	Montceau-les-Mines	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,741	17,325
5	Belfort	Territoire de Belfort (90)	1,617	46,662
6	Auxerre	Yonne (89)	1,607	36,245
7	Vesoul	Haute-Saône (70)	1,519	15,833
8	Mâcon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,497	35,885
9	Gueugnon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,385	6,672
10	Avallon	Yonne (89)	1,361	6,465
11	Montbéliard	Doubs (25)	1,335	25,159
12	Nevers	Nièvre (58)	1,316	34,018
13	Gray	Haute-Saône (70)	1,311	5,748
14	Saint-Claude	Jura (39)	1,249	8,594
15	Digoin	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,231	7,584
16	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	Yonne (89)	1,206	5,212
17	Luxeuil-les-Bains	Haute-Saône (70)	1,116	6,917
18	Autun	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,091	14,175
19	Chenôve	Côte-d'Or (21)	1,076	14,415
20	Auxonne	Côte-d'Or (21)	1,058	7,668
21	Valdoie	Territoire de Belfort (90)	1,045	5,394
22	Lure	Haute-Saône (70)	1,044	8,054
23	Joigny	Yonne (89)	1,039	9,306
24	Montchanin	Saône-et-Loire (71)	1,024	5,038
25	Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur	Côte-d'Or (21)	1,020	11,300
26	Beaucourt	Territoire de Belfort (90)	973	5,029
27	Delle	Territoire de Belfort (90)	971	5,698
28	Le Creusot	Saône-et-Loire (71)	968	20,799
29	Baume-les-Dames	Doubs (25)	966	5,282
30	Lons-le-Saunier	Jura (39)	945	17,480
31	Bethoncourt	Doubs (25)	907	5,382
32	Morteau	Doubs (25)	903	7,327
33	Talant	Côte-d'Or (21)	856	12,075
34	Charnay-lès-Mâcon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	849	8,524
35	Decize	Nièvre (58)	804	5,103
36	Migennes	Yonne (89)	797	6,765
37	Pontarlier	Doubs (25)	795	18,956
38	Sens	Yonne (89)	789	27,600
39	Besançon	Doubs (25)	784	121,627
40	Audincourt	Doubs (25)	771	14,303
41	Cluny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	748	5,206
42	Chagny	Saône-et-Loire (71)	723	5,434
43	Valentigney	Doubs (25)	719	10,683
44	Beaune	Côte-d'Or (21)	696	20,999
45	Louhans-Châteaurenaud	Saône-et-Loire (71)	688	6,650
46	Champagnole	Jura (39)	659	8,456
47	Valdahon	Doubs (25)	656	5,813
48	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire	Nièvre (58)	653	9,949
49	Tournus	Saône-et-Loire (71)	639	5,925
50	Genlis	Côte-d'Or (21)	632	5,136
51	Villers-le-Lac	Doubs (25)	627	5,385
52	Nuits-Saint-Georges	Côte-d'Or (21)	602	5,347
53	Grand-Charmont	Doubs (25)	566	5,943
54	Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	557	164,963
55	Saint-Rémy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	517	6,558
56	Longvic	Côte-d'Or (21)	498	9,035
57	Saint-Marcel	Saône-et-Loire (71)	483	6,366
58	Blanzy	Saône-et-Loire (71)	470	6,094
59	Varennes-Vauzelles	Nièvre (58)	426	9,305
60	Châtenoy-le-Royal	Saône-et-Loire (71)	425	6,387
61	Paray-le-Monial	Saône-et-Loire (71)	412	9,677
62	Quetigny	Côte-d'Or (21)	391	9,318
63	Seloncourt	Doubs (25)	373	5,993
64	Marsannay-la-Côte	Côte-d'Or (21)	330	5,499
65	Hauts de Bienne	Jura (39)	170	5,294
66	Saint-Vallier	Saône-et-Loire (71)	167	8,639
67	Héricourt	Haute-Saône (70)	141	10,850
68	Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	130	9,462
69	Saint-Apollinaire	Côte-d'Or (21)	61	7,662
70	Châtillon-sur-Seine	Côte-d'Or (21)	3	5,772

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 most indebted towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

The podium