Vosges · Grand Est · 33,633 residents
How much does Épinal spend?
Mayor: Benoît Jourdain since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Épinal
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Épinal spends 24 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size54.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteÉpinal devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports13.6M€25 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration13.5M€25 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training9.1M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing5M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action3.7M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment3.5M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action2.9M€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport1.7M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.2M€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
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.
Spending67.9 M€
Charges de personnel29.7M€44 %Achats et charges externes12.5M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.4M€9 %Charges financières2M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)606k€1 %Revenue71.6 M€
Property tax in Épinal
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Épinal collected 21.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €499 per inhabitant
Of which 11.1 M€ of equipment. That is −19.2 % 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 · 58.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −16.9 % 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 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Az Chapiteaux (Az), 210 k€, 26VA001 - LOCATION de TENTES et CHAPITEAUX ; Lot unique (référence de consultation : 25VE035)
All the town’s contracts (100)
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: 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.