Calvados · Normandie · 22,465 residents
How much does Hérouville-Saint-Clair spend?
Mayor: Rodolphe Thomas since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Hérouville-Saint-Clair
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Hérouville-Saint-Clair spends 17 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size34 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHérouville-Saint-Clair devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration8.9M€26 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports8M€23 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training7.9M€23 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action4.9M€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing1.8M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health1M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action990k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport410k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment42k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending42.8 M€
Charges de personnel16.3M€38 %Achats et charges externes10.6M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.9M€11 %Charges financières558k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)461k€1 %Revenue45.8 M€
Property tax in Hérouville-Saint-Clair
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Hérouville-Saint-Clair collected 14.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €436 per inhabitant
Of which 7.5 M€ of equipment. That is −10.6 % 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 · 24 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −28.1 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 12 contracts
Top supplier: Union Normand Maritim Touristi, 2.1 M€, marché subséquent n°2 année scolaire 2026-2027 accueil péri et extra scolaire
All the town’s contracts (206)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 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.