Seine-Maritime · Normandie · 115,639 residents
How much does Rouen spend?
Mayor: Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol since March 2026 · 54 town councillors
What the money pays for in Rouen
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Rouen spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size143.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRouen devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration118M€83 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Health and social action9.5M€7 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Culture, youth and sports7.2M€5 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Regional planning and housing3.3M€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training2.4M€2 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action995k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Environment627k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport385k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health266k€0 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
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.
Spending209.7 M€
Charges de personnel91.6M€44 %Achats et charges externes30.6M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 8.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies24.9M€12 %Charges financières3.5M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.9M€1 %Revenue224.4 M€
Property tax in Rouen
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Rouen collected 98.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €496 per inhabitant
Of which 41.5 M€ of equipment. That is +5.0 % 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 · 131.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −23.7 % 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 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Regie des Quartiers de Rouen, 5.2 M€, marché réservé de prestations de service d’insertion socio-professionnelle - Propreté de l’espace public et services…
All the town’s contracts (425)
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 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.