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Calvados · Normandie · 2,097 residents

How much does Potigny spend?

Mayor: Hélène Lemarchand since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

2.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+32.3 % vs 2023 · −10.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,405 € per inhabitant · 2.6 M€ collected · balance -366 k€
+32.3 % vs 2023 · −10.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending2.9 M€

Revenue2.6 M€

Property tax in Potigny

43.22%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Potigny collected 565 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.

What the town builds

958k€

invested in 2024 · €456 per inhabitant

Of which 866 k€ of equipment. That is +162.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding290 k€
Subventions d'investissement185k€
Dotations et fonds propres102k€
Emprunts et dettes3k€
What is built or repaid958 k€
Dépenses d'équipement866k€
Emprunts et dettes92k€

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

Debt

699

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +8.3 % 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

46k€

in public contracts awarded in 2023 · 6 contracts

Top supplier: Willis Towers Watson France (WTW - WTW Region Sud-Est - WTW Region IDF Nord Normandie - WTW Credit - WTW Region Ouest - WTW Agri), 24 k€, souscription des contrats d’assurance pour la Commune de Potigny - Lot 6 : Prestations statutaires

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: 2023.

Compare with another town

Potigny versus Cairon
PotignyCairon
Local taxes
317 · 429per inhabitant
Debt
699 · 465per inhabitant
Gross savings
144 · 115per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.22 % · 57.08 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method