Haut-Rhin · Grand Est · 11,952 residents
How much does Cernay spend?
Mayor: Michel Sordi since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cernay
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cernay spends 35 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCernay devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.7M€30 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.1M€24 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Regional planning and housing1.9M€21 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training885k€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport814k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health446k€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action76k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action31k€0 %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.
Spending13.5 M€
Achats et charges externes4.2M€31 %Charges de personnel4M€29 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 414 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)149k€1 %Revenue13.7 M€
Property tax in Cernay
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Cernay collected 2.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €333 per inhabitant
Of which 3.7 M€ of equipment. That is −21.3 % 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 · 2.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −43.6 % 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 2026 · 24 contracts
Top supplier: CF Belfort (Cabete Facades / Cabete Echafaudage), 1.1 M€, façades bâtiments 2 et 4 Ecole tilleuls et entrée maison des associations
All the town’s contracts (331)
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 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.