Manche · Normandie · 4,991 residents
How much does Saint-James spend?
Mayor: Jean René Guérin since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Saint-James
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-James spends 31 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-James devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.9M€68 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training1.2M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport630k€11 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports36k€1 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action231€elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending7.2 M€
Charges de personnel2.4M€33 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 166 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies388k€5 %Charges financières160k€2 %Charges exceptionnelles148k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)84k€1 %Revenue6.8 M€
Property tax in Saint-James
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-James collected 2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €476 per inhabitant
Of which 1.9 M€ of equipment. That is +100.2 % 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 · 5.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −26.6 % 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.