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Somme · Hauts-de-France · 4,683 residents

How much does Villers-Bretonneux spend?

Mayor: Bruno Vaquez since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

4.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−6.5 % vs 2023 · +42.1 % since 2019
1,021 € per inhabitant · 4.2 M€ collected · balance -539 k€
−6.5 % vs 2023 · +42.1 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Villers-Bretonneux

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

Villers-Bretonneux spends 12 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.6 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVillers-Bretonneux 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.

Revenue4.2 M€

Property tax in Villers-Bretonneux

43.88%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Villers-Bretonneux collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1M€

invested in 2024 · €233 per inhabitant

Of which 730 k€ of equipment. That is −40.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding294 k€
Dotations et fonds propres225k€
Subventions d'investissement69k€
Emprunts et dettes515
What is built or repaid1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement730k€
Emprunts et dettes315k€

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

Debt

835

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +18.9 % 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

Villers-Bretonneux versus Friville-Escarbotin
Villers-BretonneuxFriville-Escarbotin
Local taxes
379 · 667per inhabitant
Debt
835 · 638per inhabitant
Gross savings
45 · 209per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.88 % · 49.81 % 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