Hauts-de-Seine · Île-de-France · 97,995 residents
How much does Nanterre spend?
Mayor: Raphaël Adam since March 2026 · 53 town councillors
What the money pays for in Nanterre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Nanterre spends 45 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size205.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteNanterre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration62.5M€30 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports51.6M€25 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action33.8M€16 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Education and training29.4M€14 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Regional planning and housing10M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment6.7M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport5.5M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health4.6M€2 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action1.1M€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending329.7 M€
Charges de personnel125M€38 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 5.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies59.5M€18 %Achats et charges externes58.8M€18 %Impôts et taxes (charges)4.7M€1 %Charges financières3.6M€1 %Revenue342.1 M€
Property tax in Nanterre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Nanterre collected 84.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €810 per inhabitant
Of which 60.9 M€ of equipment. That is +6.1 % 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 · 163.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · +1.4 % 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 · 14 contracts
Top supplier: Seip Ile de France, 6 M€, tavaux de modernisation des installations d’éclairage public de la ville de Nanterre
All the town’s contracts (101)
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: 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.