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Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche · Moselle · Grand Est · 753 residents · Mayor: Vincent Guehl

Baerenthal

€887,000 spent in 2025.

€1,179 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,011

Baerenthal’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Day-to-day management28%€245k
  • Staff costs22%€192k
  • Purchases and outside services18%€161k
  • Equipment and works16%€146k
  • Loans and debt11%€99k
  • Interest on debt4%€31k
The 2 other items (2%)
  • Taxes paid2%€14k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€558

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €887k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies35%€307k

    Purchases, services and works. See the names ↓

  • Other29%€255k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • The town’s staff22%€192k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Banks15%€130k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies< 1%€4k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €307k (its accounts).

Click a name to see its contracts

1 published contract · €199k before tax

Why this total differs from the €307k of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2023 to 2023, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€146k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €194 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Roads and networks€97k
  • Buildings€30k
  • Equipment and vehicles€18k
  • Other works€954

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €811k · spending: €887k.

Breakdown of resources

  • State and other contributions32%€284k
  • Local taxes (property, second homes)31%€278k
  • Users and rents16%€139k
  • Inter-municipal body6%€50k
  • Other taxes and compensation4%€37k
  • Grants for works2%€22k
  • Sale of town property< 1%€2k
  • Drawn from reserves9%€76k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€969 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €469

6.6 years of savings to repay it

€1,440 in 2019

€369 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €355

Property tax rate: 26.77%

€308 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Baerenthal

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownBaerenthalPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,179 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Pays de BitcheWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €405 per resident
  • DépartementMoselleMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €987 per resident
  • RegionGrand EstHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €743 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Baerenthal: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source