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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 619 residents

How much does Metz-en-Couture spend?

Mayor: J Michel Pujadas since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

884k€
spent in , municipal accounts
2.6 times more than in 2023 · 2.8 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,428 € per inhabitant · 566 k€ collected · balance -317 k€
2.6 times more than in 2023 · 2.8 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending884 k€

Revenue566 k€

Property tax in Metz-en-Couture

36.76%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Metz-en-Couture collected 142 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.

What the town builds

565k€

invested in 2024 · €816 per inhabitant

Of which 559 k€ of equipment. That is +468.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding185 k€
Emprunts et dettes100k€
Subventions d'investissement69k€
Dotations et fonds propres15k€
What is built or repaid565 k€
Dépenses d'équipement559k€
Emprunts et dettes6k€

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

Debt

165

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

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · +67.5 % 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

Metz-en-Couture versus Villers-au-Bois
Metz-en-CoutureVillers-au-Bois
Local taxes
228 · 472per inhabitant
Debt
165 · 639per inhabitant
Gross savings
102 · 171per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
36.76 % · 48.9 % 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