Manche · Normandie · 11,518 residents
How much does La Hague spend?
Mayor: Manuela Mahier since March 2026 · 73 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Hague
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Hague spends 106 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size27.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Hague devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration9.7M€35 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Regional planning and housing5.1M€19 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.3M€16 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training3.8M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action2.9M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport1.2M€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action154k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment124k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health50k€0 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
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.
Spending36.3 M€
Charges de personnel16M€44 %Achats et charges externes6.1M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.6M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)541k€1 %Revenue38.8 M€
Property tax in La Hague
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, La Hague collected 2.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 8% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €757 per inhabitant
Of which 9.1 M€ of equipment. That is +53.6 % 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 · 1.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 2.5 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 112 contracts
Top supplier: Rexel France (Inoveha), 2.7 M€, fourniture de matériel électrique pour les services de la commune de La Hague
All the town’s contracts (589)
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: 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.