Haut-Rhin · Grand Est · 3,520 residents
How much does Orbey spend?
Mayor: Emilie Helderle since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Orbey
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Orbey spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteOrbey devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.1M€68 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training598k€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment119k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Culture, youth and sports105k€3 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health101k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport33k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action15k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing377€0 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
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.
Spending4.3 M€
Charges de personnel1.4M€32 %Achats et charges externes1.1M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 59 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies354k€8 %Charges financières156k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)80k€2 %Revenue4.2 M€
Property tax in Orbey
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Orbey collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €348 per inhabitant
Of which 981 k€ of equipment. That is −28.9 % 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 · 5.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +58.4 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Exhelia, 1.2 M€, construction vestiaires et club house stade lefebure
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: 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.