Moselle · Grand Est · 15,358 residents
How much does Saint-Avold spend?
Mayor: Hervé Simon since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Avold
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Avold spends 50 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size26.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Avold devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration8.7M€33 %elsewhere: 32%same as elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports5.6M€21 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training4.2M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport2.7M€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing2.5M€9 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action1.5M€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health1M€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Environment404k€2 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action89k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending31.6 M€
Charges de personnel13.8M€44 %Achats et charges externes8M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.8M€12 %Charges financières335k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)296k€1 %Revenue35.9 M€
Property tax in Saint-Avold
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Saint-Avold collected 9.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €338 per inhabitant
Of which 3.4 M€ of equipment. That is +10.3 % 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 · 20.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −10.9 % 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 · 62 contracts
Top supplier: Energis, 18.6 M€, fourniture et pose d’illuminations de Noël
All the town’s contracts (293)
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: 2018, 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.