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Ardennes · Grand Est · 7,720 residents

How much does Rethel spend?

Mayor: Joseph Afribo since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

10.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−5.8 % vs 2023 · +65.9 % since 2019
1,388 € per inhabitant · 10.5 M€ collected · balance -186 k€
−5.8 % vs 2023 · +65.9 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Rethel

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Rethel spends 40 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.7 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRethel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue10.5 M€

Property tax in Rethel

36.69%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Rethel collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.

What the town builds

5.6M€

invested in 2024 · €692 per inhabitant

Of which 4 M€ of equipment. That is −9.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.1 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.5M€
Subventions d'investissement1.2M€
Emprunts et dettes430k€
What is built or repaid5.6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement4M€
Emprunts et dettes1.6M€

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

Debt

839

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 6.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −39.8 % 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.

Compare with another town

Rethel versus Givet
RethelGivet
Local taxes
500 · 1,081per inhabitant
Debt
839 · 2,155per inhabitant
Gross savings
329 · 182per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
36.69 % · 27.93 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method