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Calvados · Normandie · 4,191 residents

How much does Courseulles-sur-Mer spend?

Mayor: Olivier Lavault since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+11.0 % vs 2023 · −9.5 % since 2019
2,153 € per inhabitant · 8.6 M€ collected · balance -431 k€
+11.0 % vs 2023 · −9.5 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue8.6 M€

Property tax in Courseulles-sur-Mer

39.54%

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

2.4M€

invested in 2024 · €574 per inhabitant

Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is +22.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding878 k€
Dotations et fonds propres729k€
Subventions d'investissement149k€
Emprunts et dettes670
What is built or repaid2.4 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.4M€
Emprunts et dettes1M€

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

Debt

1,361

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

Courseulles-sur-Mer versus Bretteville-sur-Odon
Courseulles-sur-MerBretteville-sur-Odon
Local taxes
1,120 · 663per inhabitant
Debt
1,362 · 367per inhabitant
Gross savings
290 · 188per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.54 % · 48.38 % 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