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Meurthe-et-Moselle · Grand Est · 4,189 residents

How much does Baccarat spend?

Mayor: Christian Gex since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

8.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+26.0 % vs 2023 · +46.4 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

2,078 € per inhabitant · 8 M€ collected · balance -675 k€
+26.0 % vs 2023 · +46.4 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

What the money pays for in Baccarat

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Baccarat spends 33 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.9 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBaccarat devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue8 M€

Property tax in Baccarat

43.04%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Baccarat collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3.2M€

invested in 2024 · €720 per inhabitant

Of which 2.6 M€ of equipment. That is +96.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.1 M€
Emprunts et dettes1.4M€
Subventions d'investissement563k€
Dotations et fonds propres111k€
What is built or repaid3.2 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.6M€
Emprunts et dettes613k€
Participations financières48k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

1,481

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 6.2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −7.7 % 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

1.7M€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 10 contracts

Top supplier: Valence Dominique SARL, 264 k€, charpente bardage bois12

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: 2023, 2024, 2025.

Compare with another town

Baccarat versus Bouxières-aux-Dames
BaccaratBouxières-aux-Dames
Local taxes
1,026 · 411per inhabitant
Debt
1,481 · 47per inhabitant
Gross savings
146 · 105per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.04 % · 32.14 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method