Meurthe-et-Moselle · Grand Est · 105,753 residents
How much does Nancy spend?
Mayor: Mathieu Klein since March 2026 · 55 town councillors
What the money pays for in Nancy
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Nancy spends 3 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size136.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteNancy devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports37.2M€27 %elsewhere: 24%more than elsewhere (24%)
- General administration34.8M€26 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Education and training19.7M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action19.4M€14 %elsewhere: 14%same as elsewhere (14%)
- Regional planning and housing11.4M€8 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health7.6M€6 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment3M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Transport2M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action1.4M€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.
Spending171.2 M€
Charges de personnel71.7M€42 %Achats et charges externes33.7M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 9.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies27.7M€16 %Charges financières3.2M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.1M€1 %Revenue192.5 M€
Property tax in Nancy
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Nancy collected 65.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €306 per inhabitant
Of which 20 M€ of equipment. That is +12.7 % 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 · 119.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · +14.6 % 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 · 34 contracts
Top supplier: Indigo Voirie (Moovia), 3.7 M€, 2026_26 - Surveillance, exploitation et gestion du stationnement payant sur voirie de la ville de Nancy ; Lot unique…
All the town’s contracts (128)
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: 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.