Territoire de Belfort · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 3,452 residents
How much does Essert spend?
Mayor: Alain Burger since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Essert
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Essert spends 11 % less per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteEssert devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.8M€69 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
- Health and social action593k€23 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Education and training172k€7 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Culture, youth and sports41k€2 %elsewhere: 11%less than elsewhere (11%)
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.
Spending3.2 M€
Charges de personnel1.5M€48 %Achats et charges externes737k€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 16 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies190k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)60k€2 %Charges financières40k€1 %Revenue3.7 M€
Property tax in Essert
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Essert collected 1.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 51% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €188 per inhabitant
Of which 383 k€ of equipment. That is −1.0 % 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 · 2.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −26.5 % 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.