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Haut-Rhin · Grand Est · 541 residents

How much does Hecken spend?

Mayor: Claude Gentzbittel since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

544k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+76.5 % vs 2023 · −23.5 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,005 € per inhabitant · 447 k€ collected · balance -97 k€
+76.5 % vs 2023 · −23.5 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending544 k€

Revenue447 k€

Property tax in Hecken

22.48%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Hecken collected 182 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.

What the town builds

275k€

invested in 2024 · €565 per inhabitant

Of which 229 k€ of equipment. That is +413.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding77 k€
Subventions d'investissement58k€
Dotations et fonds propres19k€
What is built or repaid275 k€
Dépenses d'équipement229k€
Emprunts et dettes45k€

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

Debt

109

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 59 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · 14.6 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

Hecken versus Katzenthal
HeckenKatzenthal
Local taxes
353 · 626per inhabitant
Debt
109 · 252per inhabitant
Gross savings
187 · 249per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
22.48 % · 28.2 % 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