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Calvados · Normandie · 7,059 residents

How much does Colombelles spend?

Mayor: Marc Pottier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

9.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−2.8 % vs 2023 · +18.0 % since 2019
1,406 € per inhabitant · 10.9 M€ collected · balance +968 k€
−2.8 % vs 2023 · +18.0 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue10.9 M€

Property tax in Colombelles

53.12%

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

893k€

invested in 2024 · €131 per inhabitant

Of which 592 k€ of equipment. That is −59.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.2 M€
Dotations et fonds propres625k€
Subventions d'investissement547k€
What is built or repaid893 k€
Dépenses d'équipement592k€
Emprunts et dettes301k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

473

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

Colombelles versus Honfleur
ColombellesHonfleur
Local taxes
841 · 1,642per inhabitant
Debt
473 · 1,001per inhabitant
Gross savings
98 · 399per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
53.12 % · 46.63 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method