Haut-Rhin · Grand Est · 5,171 residents
How much does Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines spend?
Mayor: Noëllie Hestin since March 2026 · 27 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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines spends 18 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSainte-Marie-aux-Mines devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.3M€30 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing932k€22 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport498k€12 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training488k€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports359k€8 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action251k€6 %elsewhere: 6%same as elsewhere (6%)
- Environment184k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health166k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action154k€4 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending6.8 M€
Charges de personnel2.3M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 114 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies305k€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)219k€3 %Charges financières47k€1 %Revenue7.5 M€
Property tax in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines collected 1.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 23% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €489 per inhabitant
Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +276.8 % 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 · 4.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −32.9 % 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Société D'Aménagement et D'Équipement du Rhin Superieur, 3.3 M€, maitrise d ouvrage déléguée
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: 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.