Meurthe-et-Moselle · Grand Est · 14,854 residents
How much does Laxou spend?
Mayor: Laurent Garcia since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Laxou
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Laxou spends 37 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLaxou devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.2M€38 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training2.5M€23 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.7M€16 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action1.2M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing911k€8 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health225k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action74k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Transport32k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment16k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending17.2 M€
Charges de personnel6.2M€36 %Achats et charges externes2.7M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 251 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.7M€10 %Charges financières221k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)206k€1 %Revenue17.3 M€
Property tax in Laxou
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Laxou collected 4.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €425 per inhabitant
Of which 5.7 M€ of equipment. That is +65.7 % 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 · 7.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 2.4 times more 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 · 39 contracts
Top supplier: Soprema Entreprises, 1.1 M€, lAX-2025-05-05 - Restructuration et extension du gymnase Europe ; Couverture / bardage / façades (référence de…
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: 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.