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Meuse · Grand Est · 1,695 residents

How much does Cousances-les-Forges spend?

Mayor: Francis Thirion since March 2026 · 18 town councillors

2.4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−22.2 % vs 2023 · 2.5 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,388 € per inhabitant · 1.7 M€ collected · balance -669 k€
−22.2 % vs 2023 · 2.5 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending2.4 M€

Revenue1.7 M€

Property tax in Cousances-les-Forges

38.7%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Cousances-les-Forges collected 480 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.5M€

invested in 2024 · €869 per inhabitant

Of which 470 k€ of equipment. That is −34.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding617 k€
Dotations et fonds propres426k€
Subventions d'investissement189k€
Emprunts et dettes2k€
What is built or repaid1.5 M€
Emprunts et dettes1M€
Dépenses d'équipement470k€

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

Debt

1,595

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.7 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 6.5 times more 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.

Compare with another town

Cousances-les-Forges versus Euville
Cousances-les-ForgesEuville
Local taxes
245 · 239per inhabitant
Debt
1,595 · 567per inhabitant
Gross savings
129 · 297per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.7 % · 34.96 % 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