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Orne · Normandie · 1,471 residents

How much does Bellême spend?

Mayor: Catherine Lemeux since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+13.6 % vs 2023 · +13.9 % since 2019
1,242 € per inhabitant · 2.1 M€ collected · balance +311 k€
+13.6 % vs 2023 · +13.9 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending1.8 M€

Revenue2.1 M€

Property tax in Bellême

42.98%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Bellême collected 593 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.

What the town builds

412k€

invested in 2024 · €266 per inhabitant

Of which 278 k€ of equipment. That is +39.4 % compared with 2023.

Funding421 k€
Dotations et fonds propres390k€
Subventions d'investissement29k€
Emprunts et dettes1k€
What is built or repaid412 k€
Dépenses d'équipement278k€
Emprunts et dettes133k€

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

Debt

765

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −33.9 % 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

73k€

in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Flechard TP, 73 k€, aménagement trottoir rue de nogent

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, 2022, 2023, 2024.

Compare with another town

Bellême versus Bretoncelles
BellêmeBretoncelles
Local taxes
566 · 213per inhabitant
Debt
765 · 539per inhabitant
Gross savings
205 · 278per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.98 % · 32.62 % 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