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Moselle · Grand Est · 1,475 residents

How much does Merten spend?

Mayor: Rachel Sesko Ercker since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+6.7 % vs 2023 · +22.8 % since 2019
698 € per inhabitant · 911 k€ collected · balance -119 k€
+6.7 % vs 2023 · +22.8 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending1 M€

Revenue911 k€

Property tax in Merten

21.86%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Merten collected 248 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.

What the town builds

152k€

invested in 2024 · €98 per inhabitant

Of which 132 k€ of equipment. That is +3.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding31 k€
Subventions d'investissement21k€
Dotations et fonds propres9k€
What is built or repaid152 k€
Dépenses d'équipement132k€
Emprunts et dettes19k€

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

Debt

200

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 295 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · +53.3 % 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.

What the town buys

3.3M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 2 contracts

Top supplier: Sogea Est B T P, 3.3 M€, marché de travaux pour le renouvellement du réseau d’eau potable à Merten

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: 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Merten versus Goetzenbruck
MertenGoetzenbruck
Local taxes
211 · 459per inhabitant
Debt
200 · 542per inhabitant
Gross savings
-45 · 106per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
21.86 % · 27.76 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method