Bas-Rhin · Grand Est · 11,662 residents
How much does Saverne spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Leyenberger since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saverne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saverne spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaverne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration10.7M€72 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.2M€14 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training663k€4 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action380k€3 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing377k€3 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport290k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment185k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health84k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action70k€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.
Spending22.5 M€
Charges de personnel9.4M€42 %Achats et charges externes3.8M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 790 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.5M€7 %Charges financières231k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)218k€1 %Revenue23.1 M€
Property tax in Saverne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Saverne collected 6.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €643 per inhabitant
Of which 6.1 M€ of equipment. That is −4.5 % 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 · 11.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −12.4 % 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.
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.