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Manche · Normandie · 108 residents

How much does La Baleine spend?

Mayor: Franck Ferrand since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

72k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−23.5 % vs 2023 · +6.0 % since 2019

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

669 € per inhabitant · 117 k€ collected · balance +45 k€
−23.5 % vs 2023 · +6.0 % 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.

Spending72 k€

Revenue117 k€

Property tax in La Baleine

30.35%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, La Baleine collected 33 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.

What the town builds

13k€

invested in 2024 · €142 per inhabitant

That is −55.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding30 k€
Dotations et fonds propres30k€
Emprunts et dettes307
What is built or repaid13 k€
Emprunts et dettes13k€

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

Debt

340

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 37 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · 3.7 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

La Baleine versus Boisyvon
La BaleineBoisyvon
Local taxes
284 · 256per inhabitant
Debt
340 · 169per inhabitant
Gross savings
260 · 223per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
30.35 % · 32.7 % 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