Seine-Maritime · Normandie · 167,838 residents
How much does Le Havre spend?
Mayor: Edouard Philippe since March 2026 · 59 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Havre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Havre spends 6 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size210.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Havre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration52M€25 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports51.8M€25 %elsewhere: 24%same as elsewhere (24%)
- Education and training40.9M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action23.3M€11 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Regional planning and housing15.7M€7 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment10.4M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health8.2M€4 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action5.3M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport3M€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.
Spending290 M€
Charges de personnel133M€46 %Achats et charges externes44M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 10.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies28.6M€10 %Charges financières5.2M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)4.4M€2 %Revenue324.1 M€
Property tax in Le Havre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Le Havre collected 126.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €433 per inhabitant
Of which 46.3 M€ of equipment. That is −2.0 % 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 · 171.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −43.2 % 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 · 29 contracts
Top supplier: Ansamble, 4.8 M€, préparation et livraison de déjeuners et goûters en liaison froide pour les établissements d’accueil du jeune enfant
All the town’s contracts (477)
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: 2019, 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.