Marne · Grand Est · 4,893 residents
How much does Sézanne spend?
Mayor: David Levert since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sézanne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sézanne spends 8 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSézanne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.4M€60 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing574k€15 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health375k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports252k€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport246k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action60k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment58k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Education and training7k€0 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action2k€0 %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.
Spending5.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.2M€39 %Achats et charges externes2.1M€37 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 240 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies383k€7 %Charges financières191k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)89k€2 %Revenue7.6 M€
Property tax in Sézanne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Sézanne collected 1.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 20% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €134 per inhabitant
Of which 311 k€ of equipment. That is +17.2 % 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 · 4.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −27.4 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Paysage Subtil, 128 k€, pF_2025_001 - ENTRETIEN, ELAGAGE, ABATTAGE DES ARBRES VILLE DE Sézanne ; Lot unique (référence de consultation…
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, 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.