Val-d'Oise · Île-de-France · 5,268 residents
How much does Mériel spend?
Mayor: Jérôme Francois since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Mériel
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Mériel spends 13 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMériel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports1.7M€28 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- General administration1.5M€25 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.2M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing859k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action504k€8 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health270k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action41k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Transport26k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment10k€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.
Spending7.5 M€
Charges de personnel4M€54 %Achats et charges externes1.4M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 88 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies433k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)142k€2 %Charges financières59k€1 %Revenue9.1 M€
Property tax in Mériel
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Mériel collected 4.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €274 per inhabitant
Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is −24.8 % 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 · 2.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −46.0 % 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 2021 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: A.D.N, 32 k€, le présent marché a pour objet l’entretien des espaces verts de la ville de Mériel. - Il est constitué de 3 lots…
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: 2021.
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.