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Haute-Marne · Grand Est · 252 residents

How much does Melay spend?

Mayor: Lionel Dantant since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

201k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+3.8 % vs 2023 · +22.2 % since 2019
799 € per inhabitant · 258 k€ collected · balance +57 k€
+3.8 % vs 2023 · +22.2 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending201 k€

Revenue258 k€

Property tax in Melay

39.74%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Melay collected 124 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.

What the town builds

35k€

invested in 2024 · €130 per inhabitant

Of which 29 k€ of equipment. That is −10.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding35 k€
Dotations et fonds propres32k€
Subventions d'investissement2k€
What is built or repaid35 k€
Dépenses d'équipement29k€
Emprunts et dettes6k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

404

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 102 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · −37.3 % 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.

Compare with another town

Melay versus Hallignicourt
MelayHallignicourt
Local taxes
347 · 283per inhabitant
Debt
404 · 2per inhabitant
Gross savings
262 · 153per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.74 % · 38.16 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method