Calvados · Normandie · 4,191 residents
How much does Courseulles-sur-Mer spend?
Mayor: Olivier Lavault since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Courseulles-sur-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Courseulles-sur-Mer spends 59 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCourseulles-sur-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.6M€45 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports958k€16 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing942k€16 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training450k€8 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health339k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment320k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport161k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action47k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action5k€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 M€
Charges de personnel3.3M€37 %Achats et charges externes2M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 225 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies833k€9 %Charges financières230k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)215k€2 %Revenue8.6 M€
Property tax in Courseulles-sur-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Courseulles-sur-Mer collected 3.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €574 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is +22.8 % 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 · 5.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −38.4 % 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.