Seine-Maritime · Normandie · 4,818 residents
How much does Le Trait spend?
Mayor: William Guillard since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Trait
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Trait spends 140 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Trait devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.8M€57 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training1.9M€18 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.3M€12 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports706k€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing286k€3 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Environment171k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health30k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport19k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action533€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending14 M€
Charges de personnel6M€43 %Achats et charges externes2.4M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 274 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.9M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)165k€1 %Charges financières153k€1 %Revenue12.8 M€
Property tax in Le Trait
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Le Trait collected 2.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €691 per inhabitant
Of which 2.7 M€ of equipment. That is +75.0 % 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 · 5.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −40.9 % 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 2023 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Terideal Normandie, 5 k€, le présent marché public a pour objet la taille de végétaux, de haies et d’arbres.
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, 2023.
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.