Moselle · Grand Est · 21,411 residents
How much does Forbach spend?
Mayor: Alexandre Cassaro since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Forbach
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Forbach spends 21 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size22.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteForbach devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11.5M€52 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.6M€16 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training3M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.6M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health896k€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Environment211k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action104k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport78k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending34.1 M€
Charges de personnel12.9M€38 %Achats et charges externes5.6M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.3M€10 %Charges financières1M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)325k€1 %Revenue35 M€
Property tax in Forbach
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Forbach collected 11.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €492 per inhabitant
Of which 7.7 M€ of equipment. That is +15.7 % 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 · 34.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −5.2 % 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 · 30 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Moselle Est), 1.3 M€, désimperméabilisation de la cour d’école maternelle du louis houpert au quartier du wiesberg
All the town’s contracts (216)
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: 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.