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Bas-Rhin · Grand Est · 5,979 residents

How much does Benfeld spend?

Mayor: Jacky Wolfarth since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

7.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+40.3 % vs 2023 · +55.7 % since 2019

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

1,192 € per inhabitant · 7.3 M€ collected · balance +222 k€
+40.3 % vs 2023 · +55.7 % 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 Benfeld

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

Benfeld spends 45 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBenfeld 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.

Revenue7.3 M€

Property tax in Benfeld

26.53%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Benfeld collected 2.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3.9M€

invested in 2024 · €662 per inhabitant

Of which 3.2 M€ of equipment. That is +114.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.4 M€
Dotations et fonds propres2.2M€
Subventions d'investissement190k€
What is built or repaid3.9 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3.2M€
Emprunts et dettes628k€

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

Debt

534

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −30.0 % 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

90k€

in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Es Energies Strasbourg, 90 k€, fourniture et acheminement de gaz naturel et de services rendus pour la résidence pour personnes agées de Benfeld

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, 2020, 2024.

Compare with another town

Benfeld versus La Wantzenau
BenfeldLa Wantzenau
Local taxes
507 · 711per inhabitant
Debt
534 · 1,891per inhabitant
Gross savings
286 · 218per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
26.53 % · 28.16 % 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