Orne · Normandie · 5,435 residents
How much does La Ferté Macé spend?
Mayor: José Collado since March 2026 · 34 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Ferté Macé
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Ferté Macé spends 22 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Ferté Macé devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.4M€36 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.4M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.4M€20 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing703k€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport474k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action151k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action121k€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health85k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment49k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending11.1 M€
Charges de personnel4.4M€40 %Achats et charges externes1.8M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 88 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies706k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)314k€3 %Charges financières121k€1 %Revenue10.1 M€
Property tax in La Ferté Macé
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, La Ferté Macé collected 2.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €636 per inhabitant
Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is +13.2 % 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 · 8.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −41.2 % 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 · 14 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Ile de France / Centre Ouest (Basse Normandie), 684 k€, entretien de la voirie communale 2024 - reconductible en 2025 et 2026
All the town’s contracts (119)
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: 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.