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Moselle · Grand Est · 5,060 residents

How much does Bitche spend?

Mayor: Sophie Pastor since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

7.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−13.6 % vs 2023 · +39.1 % since 2019
1,506 € per inhabitant · 7.2 M€ collected · balance -443 k€
−13.6 % vs 2023 · +39.1 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue7.2 M€

Property tax in Bitche

32.7%

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

2.1M€

invested in 2024 · €398 per inhabitant

Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −47.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.8 M€
Subventions d'investissement1.2M€
Dotations et fonds propres595k€
Emprunts et dettes8k€
What is built or repaid2.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.4M€
Emprunts et dettes689k€

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

Debt

1,793

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

1.4M€

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

Bitche versus Moulins-lès-Metz
BitcheMoulins-lès-Metz
Local taxes
479 · 776per inhabitant
Debt
1,793 · 414per inhabitant
Gross savings
-9 · 294per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
32.7 % · 29.09 % 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