Seine-Maritime · Normandie · 8,368 residents
How much does Harfleur spend?
Mayor: Tony Leprêtre since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Harfleur
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Harfleur spends 13 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHarfleur devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.7M€49 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2.1M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.3M€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.1M€11 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health291k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing114k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action42k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment30k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport24k€0 %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.
Spending11.4 M€
Charges de personnel6.4M€56 %Achats et charges externes2.3M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 176 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies630k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)186k€2 %Charges financières140k€1 %Revenue12.2 M€
Property tax in Harfleur
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Harfleur collected 5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €194 per inhabitant
Of which 997 k€ of equipment. That is +25.1 % 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 · 8.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −15.4 % 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.