Vosges · Grand Est · 6,860 residents
How much does Neufchâteau spend?
Mayor: Simon Leclerc since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Neufchâteau
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Neufchâteau spends 5 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteNeufchâteau devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.5M€38 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.1M€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing969k€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports720k€11 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health609k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action348k€5 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport206k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Environment85k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action7k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending10.1 M€
Charges de personnel3.5M€35 %Achats et charges externes2.3M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 318 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)110k€1 %Charges financières105k€1 %Revenue11.4 M€
Property tax in Neufchâteau
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Neufchâteau collected 4.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €9,355 per inhabitant
Of which 2.2 M€ of equipment. That is −40.5 % 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 · 5.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +3.5 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Entreprise Paul Calin, 959 k€, aMENAGEMENT DU PARC DES CONFLUENCES - LOT 1: vrd/assainissement/déconnexion pluviale/éclairage/alimentation en eau
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: 2022, 2023, 2024.
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.