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Haut-Rhin · Grand Est · 1,058 residents

How much does Metzeral spend?

Mayor: Denise Buhl since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

2M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−8.4 % vs 2023 · +17.1 % since 2019
1,881 € per inhabitant · 1.8 M€ collected · balance -144 k€
−8.4 % vs 2023 · +17.1 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending2 M€

Revenue1.8 M€

Property tax in Metzeral

23.34%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Metzeral collected 276 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 15% of its revenue.

What the town builds

563k€

invested in 2024 · €518 per inhabitant

Of which 411 k€ of equipment. That is −41.4 % compared with 2023.

Funding396 k€
Dotations et fonds propres263k€
Emprunts et dettes101k€
Subventions d'investissement32k€
What is built or repaid563 k€
Dépenses d'équipement411k€
Emprunts et dettes151k€

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

Debt

1,684

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.8 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 3 times more than in 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

Metzeral versus Husseren-Wesserling
MetzeralHusseren-Wesserling
Local taxes
605 · 423per inhabitant
Debt
1,684 · 454per inhabitant
Gross savings
110 · 113per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
23.34 % · 33.18 % 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