Ardennes · Grand Est · 3,674 residents
How much does Villers-Semeuse spend?
Mayor: Jérémy Dupuy since March 2026 · 27 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 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
- General administration2.2M€56 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports639k€16 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training631k€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing159k€4 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health146k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport75k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action69k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment11k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending4.6 M€
Charges de personnel2M€43 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€28 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 39 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies250k€5 %Charges financières78k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)64k€1 %Revenue5.9 M€
Property tax in Villers-Semeuse
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
invested in 2024 · €258 per inhabitant
Of which 690 k€ of equipment. That is −54.5 % 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 · 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
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
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.