Moselle · Grand Est · 6,475 residents
How much does Behren-lès-Forbach spend?
Mayor: Gabriel Weber since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Behren-lès-Forbach
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Behren-lès-Forbach spends 33 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBehren-lès-Forbach devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.4M€62 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Security and public health1.3M€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports620k€7 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action573k€7 %elsewhere: 6%same as elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training478k€5 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing245k€3 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport59k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment29k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action782€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending27.9 M€
Charges de personnel3.9M€14 %Achats et charges externes3.6M€13 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 668 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.5M€5 %Charges financières262k€1 %Revenue28 M€
Property tax in Behren-lès-Forbach
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Behren-lès-Forbach collected 1.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 5% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €2,787 per inhabitant
Of which 17.6 M€ of equipment. That is +17.1 % 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 · 23.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.8 times more than in 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Eurovia Alsace Lorraine, 817 k€, accord-cadre mono attributaire à émission de bons de commande concernant des travaux de voirie et réseaux divers.
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: 2019, 2021, 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.