Orne · Normandie · 3,442 residents
How much does Val-au-Perche spend?
Mayor: Sébastien Thirouard since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Val-au-Perche
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Val-au-Perche spends 20 % less per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVal-au-Perche devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€85 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
- Regional planning and housing156k€7 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training114k€5 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport51k€2 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports19k€1 %elsewhere: 11%less than elsewhere (11%)
- Economic action1k€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.
Spending3.6 M€
Charges de personnel1.1M€31 %Achats et charges externes705k€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 44 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies213k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)38k€1 %Charges financières22k€1 %Revenue3.7 M€
Property tax in Val-au-Perche
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Val-au-Perche collected 609 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 16% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €403 per inhabitant
Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is +46.3 % 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 · 1.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −13.5 % 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 2025 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: JCP Elec, 290 k€, réhabilitation mairie et salle polyvalente jean beaudoux électricité
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: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.