Manche · Normandie · 80,020 residents
How much does Cherbourg-en-Cotentin spend?
Mayor: Camille Margueritte since March 2026 · 55 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin spends 23 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size142.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCherbourg-en-Cotentin devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration47.6M€34 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports29.6M€21 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training24.9M€18 %elsewhere: 17%same as elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action16.8M€12 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing10.2M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Transport5.5M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment4M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health2.2M€2 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action1.3M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending187.1 M€
Charges de personnel87.2M€47 %Achats et charges externes34.5M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 6.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies17.3M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.2M€1 %Charges financières1.3M€1 %Revenue194.3 M€
Property tax in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin collected 51.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €540 per inhabitant
Of which 37.4 M€ of equipment. That is +17.3 % 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 · 49.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −13.5 % 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 · 145 contracts
Top supplier: Nge Fondations, 11.4 M€, construction du palais des sports
All the town’s contracts (1,747)
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, 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.