Moselle · Grand Est · 5,060 residents
How much does Bitche spend?
Mayor: Sophie Pastor since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bitche
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bitche spends 8 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBitche devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.1M€38 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€19 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€18 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action584k€11 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training359k€6 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health305k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport55k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action47k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment4k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending7.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.5M€33 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 63 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies912k€12 %Charges financières329k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)83k€1 %Revenue7.2 M€
Property tax in Bitche
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bitche collected 2.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €398 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −47.0 % 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 · 9.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −19.6 % 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 2025 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Grebil Rene et Cie, 1.2 M€, requalification du Centre Bourg Phase 2 - Lot 1 Travaux de voirie et de réseaux humides
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: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.