Moselle · Grand Est · 21,080 residents
How much does Sarreguemines spend?
Mayor: Marc Zingraff since March 2026 · 34 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sarreguemines
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sarreguemines spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size26.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSarreguemines devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11.8M€44 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.3M€16 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training3.7M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.5M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action2.3M€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment818k€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health649k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport419k€2 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action254k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending34.7 M€
Charges de personnel14.2M€41 %Achats et charges externes9M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.3M€10 %Charges financières559k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)318k€1 %Revenue32.5 M€
Property tax in Sarreguemines
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Sarreguemines collected 14.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 45% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €341 per inhabitant
Of which 4.3 M€ of equipment. That is −9.1 % 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 · 25.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −9.3 % 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
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 11 contracts
Top supplier: Keolis Trois Frontieres, 874 k€, transport scolaire 2026-2030: Lot M26011 : lot n°01 : service " périscolaire "
All the town’s contracts (190)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 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.