Communauté de communes Houve-Pays Boulageois · Moselle · Grand Est · 1,464 residents · Mayor: Rachel Sesko Ercker
Merten
€966,000 spent in 2025.
€660 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,099
Merten’s spending by type
Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.
The 3 other items (2%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Where the money goes
The €966k spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €478k (its accounts).
Click a name to see its contracts
- Sogea Est BTP2 contracts over 12 months to 18 months · at most ~€2.6M a year on average · 1 with other holdersup to €3.3M
- Safege2 contracts over 18 months to 2 years · at most ~€747k a year on averageup to €1.5M
4 published contracts · €4.8M before tax
Why this total differs from the €478k of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2025 to 2026, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€47k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €32 per resident. Towns of the same size: €283.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €935k · spending: €966k.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Towns of the same size: €519
Debt-repayment capacity cannot be computed: the town’s savings are zero or negative
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.
Who spends for the residents of Merten
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownMertenPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€660 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Houve-Pays BoulageoisWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€422 per resident
- DépartementMoselleMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€987 per resident
- RegionGrand EstHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€743 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Merten: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Lemberg or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source