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Meurthe-et-Moselle · Grand Est · 10,159 residents

How much does Saint-Max spend?

Mayor: Eric Pensalfini since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

10.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−2.0 % vs 2023 · +52.7 % since 2019
1,044 € per inhabitant · 11 M€ collected · balance +373 k€
−2.0 % vs 2023 · +52.7 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Saint-Max

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

Saint-Max spends 45 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Max 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.

Revenue11 M€

Property tax in Saint-Max

27.18%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.

In 2024, Saint-Max collected 3.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3.6M€

invested in 2024 · €360 per inhabitant

Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is −10.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.6 M€
Emprunts et dettes2.5M€
Dotations et fonds propres842k€
Subventions d'investissement212k€
What is built or repaid3.6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3M€
Emprunts et dettes565k€

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

Debt

912

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 9.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +70.3 % 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

5.7M€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: GTM-Halle, 5.7 M€, {VH-2025} - Reconstruction de l’école primaire Victor Hugo et d’une salle plurivalente / Démolition d’un bâtiment…

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: 2025.

Compare with another town

Saint-Max versus Villerupt
Saint-MaxVillerupt
Local taxes
418 · 471per inhabitant
Debt
912 · 811per inhabitant
Gross savings
41 · 213per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
27.18 % · 43.14 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method