Bas-Rhin · Grand Est · 294,229 residents
How much does Strasbourg spend?
Mayor: Catherine Trautmann since March 2026 · 65 town councillors
What the money pays for in Strasbourg
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Strasbourg spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size398.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteStrasbourg devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration264M€66 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports64.7M€16 %elsewhere: 24%less than elsewhere (24%)
- Health and social action24.8M€6 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Education and training23.9M€6 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing16.3M€4 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action2.3M€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health1.2M€0 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment926k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport605k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending555.8 M€
Achats et charges externes322M€58 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 44.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies79.9M€14 %Charges financières10.3M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)4.3M€1 %Revenue587.7 M€
Property tax in Strasbourg
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Strasbourg collected 211.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €490 per inhabitant
Of which 108 M€ of equipment. That is +5.8 % 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 · 378 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · +86.6 % 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 · 304 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Energie Systemes - Infrastructures Est, 57.1 M€, marché global de performance relatif à la rénovation énergétique de cinq groupes scolaires sur Strasbourg
All the town’s contracts (1,041)
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: 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.