Orne · Normandie · 3,739 residents
How much does Gouffern en Auge spend?
Mayor: Véronique Chantepie since July 2026 · 56 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Gouffern en Auge
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Gouffern en Auge spends 47 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size1.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGouffern en Auge devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.7M€99 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing10k€1 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training50€elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
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.
Spending2.9 M€
Charges de personnel864k€30 %Achats et charges externes618k€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 20 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies185k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)53k€2 %Charges financières21k€1 %Revenue2.5 M€
Property tax in Gouffern en Auge
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Gouffern en Auge collected 523 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €296 per inhabitant
Of which 1 M€ of equipment. That is +53.9 % 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 · 762 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −23.1 % 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.