Moselle · Grand Est · 122,714 residents
How much does Metz spend?
Mayor: François Grosdidier since March 2026 · 55 town councillors
What the money pays for in Metz
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Metz spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size162.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMetz devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration41M€25 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports34.4M€21 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Education and training26.3M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action18.8M€12 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Regional planning and housing18.6M€11 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment11.9M€7 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health8.6M€5 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action1.9M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport1.2M€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.
Spending230.1 M€
Charges de personnel89.7M€39 %Achats et charges externes39.5M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 10.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies31.2M€14 %Impôts et taxes (charges)3.1M€1 %Charges financières2.2M€1 %Revenue241 M€
Property tax in Metz
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Metz collected 84.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €544 per inhabitant
Of which 54.9 M€ of equipment. That is +16.0 % 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 · 131.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · +82.9 % 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 · 427 contracts
Top supplier: Sogeres, 33.2 M€, ms0 p03 - bon de commandes BPU
All the town’s contracts (3,089)
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, 2019, 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.