Meuse · Grand Est · 5,542 residents
How much does Commercy spend?
Mayor: Philippe Pierre Rochat since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Commercy
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Commercy spends 16 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCommercy devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.5M€39 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.2M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing983k€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action493k€8 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport403k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health357k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment304k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action217k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Education and training15k€0 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
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.
Spending8 M€
Charges de personnel3.2M€40 %Achats et charges externes2M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 283 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€14 %Impôts et taxes (charges)89k€1 %Revenue8.4 M€
Property tax in Commercy
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Commercy collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €259 per inhabitant
Of which 1.2 M€ of equipment. That is −26.2 % 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 · 950 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 3.7 times less than in 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 2021 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Varnerot SAS (Entreprise Varnerot), 599 k€, restauration de la terrasse du Prieuré du Breuil
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
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.