Aisne · Hauts-de-France · 10,869 residents
How much does Villers-Cotterêts spend?
Mayor: Jeanne Roussel since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Villers-Cotterêts
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Villers-Cotterêts spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVillers-Cotterêts devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.2M€27 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.9M€25 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.6M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health951k€8 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing920k€8 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport564k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action560k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment83k€1 %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.
Spending13.9 M€
Charges de personnel6.5M€47 %Achats et charges externes3.6M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 127 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.3M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)163k€1 %Revenue15.4 M€
Property tax in Villers-Cotterêts
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Villers-Cotterêts collected 6.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €202 per inhabitant
Of which 2.2 M€ of equipment. That is +27.3 % 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 · 97 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 15.5 times less than in 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Voyages F Lefort, 82 k€, services de transports en autocar - " Lot 1 : Transports pour le service des cantines"
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: 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.