Ardennes · Grand Est · 47,425 residents
How much does Charleville-Mézières spend?
Mayor: Boris Ravignon since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Charleville-Mézières
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Charleville-Mézières spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size62.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCharleville-Mézières devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration12.8M€20 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports12.5M€20 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training11.5M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action11.1M€18 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing5.4M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health3.3M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment2.9M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport2.3M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action819k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more 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.
Spending96.6 M€
Charges de personnel37.7M€39 %Achats et charges externes15.4M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies8.7M€9 %Charges financières2.2M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)772k€1 %Revenue99.3 M€
Property tax in Charleville-Mézières
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Charleville-Mézières collected 33 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €656 per inhabitant
Of which 24.1 M€ of equipment. That is +31.3 % 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 · 84.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +20.8 % 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 · 59 contracts
Top supplier: Edivert, 3.7 M€, prestations d’entretien des espaces verts et maintenance des jeux extérieurs des cours d’écoles
All the town’s contracts (226)
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, 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.