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Calvados · Normandie · 1,235 residents

How much does Fontenay-le-Pesnel spend?

Mayor: Christian Guesdon since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

892k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+21.3 % vs 2023 · −14.9 % since 2019

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

722 € per inhabitant · 624 k€ collected · balance -268 k€
+21.3 % vs 2023 · −14.9 % since 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.

Spending892 k€

Revenue624 k€

Property tax in Fontenay-le-Pesnel

30.01%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Fontenay-le-Pesnel collected 153 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.

What the town builds

430k€

invested in 2024 · €362 per inhabitant

Of which 397 k€ of equipment. That is +40.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding30 k€
Subventions d'investissement15k€
Dotations et fonds propres11k€
Emprunts et dettes4k€
What is built or repaid430 k€
Dépenses d'équipement397k€
Emprunts et dettes33k€

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

Debt

824

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 2.3 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

Fontenay-le-Pesnel versus Ablon
Fontenay-le-PesnelAblon
Local taxes
167 · 326per inhabitant
Debt
824 · 103per inhabitant
Gross savings
145 · 84per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
30.01 % · 42.52 % 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