Orne · Normandie · 13,659 residents
How much does Argentan spend?
Mayor: Emmanuel Flouvat since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Argentan
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Argentan spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size17.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArgentan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration7.7M€44 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Health and social action4.2M€24 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports4M€23 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Environment526k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health392k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action347k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Regional planning and housing118k€1 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training112k€1 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport51k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending23.7 M€
Charges de personnel10M€42 %Achats et charges externes3.9M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 768 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.2M€13 %Charges financières475k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)317k€1 %Revenue25.6 M€
Property tax in Argentan
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Argentan collected 6.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €407 per inhabitant
Of which 4.4 M€ of equipment. That is −47.6 % 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 · 16.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +89.0 % per inhabitant since 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 2026 · 11 contracts
Top supplier: Legallais, 880 k€, fournitures courantes des services techniques de la ville d’Argentan, du CCAS d’Argentan et de la communauté de…
All the town’s contracts (108)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.