Essonne · Île-de-France · 4,210 residents
How much does Forges-les-Bains spend?
Mayor: Séverine Martin since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Forges-les-Bains
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Forges-les-Bains spends 8 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteForges-les-Bains devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training2M€50 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration1.4M€35 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports367k€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing146k€4 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport47k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action42k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health34k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending5.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.4M€42 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€28 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 38 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies208k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)74k€1 %Charges financières44k€1 %Revenue8.4 M€
Property tax in Forges-les-Bains
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Forges-les-Bains collected 2.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €352 per inhabitant
Of which 920 k€ of equipment. That is −27.9 % 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 · 2.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −32.5 % 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.