Ardennes · Grand Est · 7,720 residents
How much does Rethel spend?
Mayor: Joseph Afribo since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
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
- Urban planning, environment1.9M€40 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- General administration1.5M€32 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Security and public health646k€14 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture328k€7 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Sports and youth218k€5 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Family (childcare)87k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Social action and health40k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Housing11k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Education and training6k€0 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
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.
Spending10.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.7M€25 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€11 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 344 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies941k€9 %Charges financières201k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)134k€1 %Revenue10.5 M€
Property tax in Rethel
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
invested in 2024 · €692 per inhabitant
Of which 4 M€ of equipment. That is −9.1 % 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 · 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
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.