Moselle · Grand Est · 4,478 residents
How much does Sarralbe spend?
Mayor: Pierre-Jean Didiot since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sarralbe
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sarralbe spends 80 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size795 k€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSarralbe devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports316k€40 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training276k€35 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment139k€18 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health57k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action7k€1 %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.
Spending6.7 M€
Achats et charges externes1.5M€23 %Charges de personnel1.5M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 415 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies579k€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)86k€1 %Revenue7.2 M€
Property tax in Sarralbe
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Sarralbe collected 1.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 17% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €635 per inhabitant
Of which 3 M€ of equipment. That is −12.5 % 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 · 8 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 217.1 times less than in 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 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Soprema Entreprises, 191 k€, lot a : étanchéité zinguerie et bardage
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: 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.