Ardennes · Grand Est · 3,591 residents
How much does Vrigne aux Bois spend?
Mayor: Christophe Bailly since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vrigne aux Bois
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vrigne aux Bois spends 1 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVrigne aux Bois devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.3M€40 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing683k€21 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training636k€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports304k€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health151k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport117k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action15k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment4k€0 %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.
Spending4 M€
Charges de personnel1.8M€45 %Achats et charges externes902k€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 52 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies708k€18 %Impôts et taxes (charges)48k€1 %Charges financières37k€1 %Revenue4.4 M€
Property tax in Vrigne aux Bois
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Vrigne aux Bois collected 1.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €133 per inhabitant
Of which 320 k€ of equipment. That is −38.8 % 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 · 1.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +6.7 % 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: A2D2C, 68 k€, la presente consultation concerne les travaux de desamiantage et de curage d une partie des locaux du Chateau Evain…
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, 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.