Seine-Maritime · Normandie · 3,859 residents
How much does Forges-les-Eaux spend?
Mayor: Christine Lesueur since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Forges-les-Eaux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Forges-les-Eaux spends 131 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteForges-les-Eaux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.5M€57 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€20 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training1.2M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health223k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Environment194k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action95k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action63k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport40k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing34k€0 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
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.
Spending8.3 M€
Charges de personnel3.7M€45 %Achats et charges externes2.2M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 714 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)130k€2 %Charges exceptionnelles69k€1 %Charges financières55k€1 %Revenue9.9 M€
Property tax in Forges-les-Eaux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Forges-les-Eaux collected 2.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €258 per inhabitant
Of which 596 k€ of equipment. That is −32.8 % 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 · 3.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −34.6 % 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 · 24 contracts
Top supplier: Vertical (Vertical/France Chateaux D'Eau/Chat), 619 k€, travaux de réhabilitation du réservoir sur tour d’alimentation en eau potable de Forges-les-Eaux
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: 2019, 2020, 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.