Meuse · Grand Est · 3,960 residents
How much does Saint-Mihiel spend?
Mayor: Enrique Barroso-Rodrigues since March 2026 · 26 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Mihiel
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Mihiel spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Mihiel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.4M€40 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports754k€22 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing731k€21 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health293k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action125k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport95k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Environment66k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Education and training2k€0 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action1k€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.
Spending6.3 M€
Charges de personnel1.9M€30 %Achats et charges externes1M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 107 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies402k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)67k€1 %Charges financières62k€1 %Revenue7.1 M€
Property tax in Saint-Mihiel
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Mihiel collected 1.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €661 per inhabitant
Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is +17.8 % 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 · 3.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −23.1 % 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 2025 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Totalenergies Electricite et Gaz France, 224 k€, marché d’acheminement et de fourniture en électricité des points de livraison (PDL) de la ville de Saint-Mihiel…
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: 2024, 2025.
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.