Seine-Maritime · Normandie · 16,089 residents
How much does Elbeuf spend?
Mayor: Djoudé Merabet since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Elbeuf
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Elbeuf spends 18 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size21.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteElbeuf devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.9M€32 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training5.8M€27 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.7M€17 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action2.1M€9 %elsewhere: 9%same as elsewhere (9%)
- Environment1.2M€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health841k€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action131k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Transport78k€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.
Spending32.1 M€
Charges de personnel11.1M€34 %Achats et charges externes5.5M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.4M€14 %Impôts et taxes (charges)523k€2 %Charges financières361k€1 %Revenue37.6 M€
Property tax in Elbeuf
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Elbeuf collected 8.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €607 per inhabitant
Of which 9.1 M€ of equipment. That is −11.4 % 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 · 9.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +25.1 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Institut National de Recherches Archeologiques Preventives (Direction Regionale Hauts-de-France), 888 k€, réalisation de fouilles archéologiques préventives pour le compte de la Commune d’Elbeuf sur Seine (Seine Maritime)…
All the town’s contracts (185)
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.