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Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage · Manche · Normandie · 109 residents · Mayor: Franck Ferrand

La Baleine

€119,000 spent in 2025.

€1,095 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,135

La Baleine’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Purchases and outside services41%€49k
  • Day-to-day management32%€38k
  • Staff costs13%€15k
  • Loans and debt11%€13k
  • Taxes paid3%€3k
  • Interest on debt1%€720

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €119k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies41%€49k

    Purchases, services and works.

  • Other35%€41k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • The town’s staff13%€15k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Banks12%€14k

    Loan interest and repayments.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €88k · spending: €119k.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€219 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €320

Debt-repayment capacity cannot be computed: the town’s savings are zero or negative

€1,108 in 2019

€305 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €327

Property tax rate: 30.35%

€274 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of La Baleine

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownLa BaleinePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,095 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Coutances Mer et BocageWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €784 per resident
  • DépartementMancheMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,346 per resident
  • RegionNormandieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €580 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of La Baleine: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source