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Aisne · Hauts-de-France · 161 residents

How much does Foreste spend?

Mayor: Jean-Baptiste Fouquier D'Herouel since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

125k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+16.6 % vs 2023 · −49.7 % since 2019
774 € per inhabitant · 106 k€ collected · balance -18 k€
+16.6 % vs 2023 · −49.7 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending125 k€

Revenue106 k€

Property tax in Foreste

41.96%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, Foreste collected 40 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.

What the town builds

26k€

invested in 2024 · €156 per inhabitant

Of which 19 k€ of equipment. That is +10.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding8 k€
Subventions d'investissement6k€
Dotations et fonds propres1k€
Emprunts et dettes930
What is built or repaid26 k€
Dépenses d'équipement19k€
Emprunts et dettes7k€

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

Debt

271

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 44 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · 2.4 times less 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

Foreste versus Happencourt
ForesteHappencourt
Local taxes
295 · 392per inhabitant
Debt
271 · 532per inhabitant
Gross savings
-1 · 158per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
41.96 % · 43.12 % 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