Manche · Normandie · 3,546 residents
How much does Bréhal spend?
Mayor: Valérie Coupel-Beaufils since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bréhal
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bréhal spends 28 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBréhal devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.6M€41 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing1M€26 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training749k€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports361k€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health76k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment65k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action43k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport29k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending5.3 M€
Charges de personnel1.8M€35 %Achats et charges externes953k€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 62 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies279k€5 %Charges financières108k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)74k€1 %Revenue5.2 M€
Property tax in Bréhal
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Bréhal collected 2.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €589 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is +48.7 % 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 · 7.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −36.0 % 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
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Cordhomme & Bois, 367 k€, lot 4 - bardage rapporte
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, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.