Seine-et-Marne · Île-de-France · 56,063 residents
How much does Meaux spend?
Mayor: Jean-François Cope since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Meaux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Meaux spends 5 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size85.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMeaux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration18.8M€22 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training18.5M€22 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Culture, youth and sports15.2M€18 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action14.1M€17 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Security and public health8.3M€10 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Regional planning and housing5.2M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment2.2M€3 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport2.1M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action756k€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.
Spending117.1 M€
Charges de personnel54.1M€46 %Achats et charges externes24.2M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6M€5 %Charges financières1.8M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)768k€1 %Revenue123.6 M€
Property tax in Meaux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Meaux collected 32.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €537 per inhabitant
Of which 24.7 M€ of equipment. That is +2.7 % 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 · 68.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · +6.9 % 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 2026 · 64 contracts
Top supplier: Compass Group France, 6.5 M€, fourniture de repas en liaison froide ou chaude destinés aux restaurants scolaires, accueils de loisirs et structures…
All the town’s contracts (309)
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: 2018, 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.