Eure · Normandie · 9,874 residents
How much does Bernay spend?
Mayor: Marie-Lyne Vagner since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bernay
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bernay spends 28 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size12.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBernay devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.5M€50 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.7M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€13 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action1.1M€9 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health581k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport254k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment21k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action-3k€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.
Spending18.3 M€
Charges de personnel8.5M€47 %Achats et charges externes2.9M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 155 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies992k€5 %Charges financières365k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)141k€1 %Revenue21.7 M€
Property tax in Bernay
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bernay collected 6.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €484 per inhabitant
Of which 3.9 M€ of equipment. That is −14.3 % 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 · 15.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +0.4 % 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
in public contracts awarded in 2020 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Serinya Telecom, 193 k€, service d’intercommunication et de téléphonie - Intercommunication et téléphonie fixe
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: 2020.
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.