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Ardennes · Grand Est · 3,674 residents

How much does Villers-Semeuse spend?

Mayor: Jérémy Dupuy since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

4.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−20.5 % vs 2023 · −7.5 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,245 € per inhabitant · 5.9 M€ collected · balance +1.4 M€
−20.5 % vs 2023 · −7.5 % since 2019

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 Villers-Semeuse

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

Villers-Semeuse spends 22 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.9 M€

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

Revenue5.9 M€

Property tax in Villers-Semeuse

42.04%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Villers-Semeuse collected 1.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.

What the town builds

946k€

invested in 2024 · €258 per inhabitant

Of which 690 k€ of equipment. That is −54.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.8 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.5M€
Subventions d'investissement345k€
What is built or repaid946 k€
Dépenses d'équipement690k€
Emprunts et dettes256k€

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

Debt

889

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +13.4 % 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

536k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Leslie (Leslie Acoustique), 536 k€, mOE pôle scolaire élémentaire

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: 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Villers-Semeuse versus Vrigne aux Bois
Villers-SemeuseVrigne aux Bois
Local taxes
753 · 671per inhabitant
Debt
889 · 428per inhabitant
Gross savings
133 · 141per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.04 % · 44.28 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method