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Meuse · Grand Est · 17,658 residents

How much does Verdun spend?

Mayor: Samuel Hazard since March 2026 · 33 town councillors

13.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−1.4 % vs 2023 · +37.1 % since 2019
742 € per inhabitant · 12.8 M€ collected · balance -301 k€
−1.4 % vs 2023 · +37.1 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Verdun

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Verdun spends 83 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVerdun devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue12.8 M€

Property tax in Verdun

32.5%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.

In 2024, Verdun collected 3.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.

What the town builds

9.4M€

invested in 2024 · €494 per inhabitant

Of which 9.1 M€ of equipment. That is −6.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.4 M€
Dotations et fonds propres2.7M€
Subventions d'investissement698k€
Emprunts et dettes450
What is built or repaid9.4 M€
Dépenses d'équipement9.1M€
Emprunts et dettes360k€
Autres immobilisations financières2k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

394

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 7 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −18.5 % 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.

Compare with another town

Verdun versus Bar-le-Duc
VerdunBar-le-Duc
Local taxes
-78 · 479per inhabitant
Debt
394 · 260per inhabitant
Gross savings
280 · 206per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
32.5 % · 56.11 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method