Calvados · Normandie · 7,059 residents
How much does Colombelles spend?
Mayor: Marc Pottier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Colombelles
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Colombelles spends 15 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteColombelles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3M€36 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.8M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€20 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action1.2M€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing282k€3 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health243k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action102k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment11k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport7k€0 %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.
Spending9.9 M€
Charges de personnel4.6M€46 %Achats et charges externes2.6M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 214 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.6M€16 %Impôts et taxes (charges)141k€1 %Charges financières118k€1 %Revenue10.9 M€
Property tax in Colombelles
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Colombelles collected 4.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €131 per inhabitant
Of which 592 k€ of equipment. That is −59.1 % 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 · 3.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −15.6 % 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.
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.