Which town in Grand Est has the most debt per inhabitant?

Behren-lès-Forbach (Moselle) is the most indebted town in Grand Est, with debt of €4,059 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted towns in Grand Est?

In order: Behren-lès-Forbach (€4,059), Nogent-sur-Seine (€2,740), Mulhouse (€2,071), Altkirch (€2,004), Gérardmer (€1,980), Oberhausbergen (€1,934), Givet (€1,931), Charleville-Mézières (€1,867), Romilly-sur-Seine (€1,823), and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (€1,750).

Which town in Grand Est has the least debt per inhabitant?

Molsheim (Bas-Rhin) is the least indebted town in Grand Est, with debt of €0 per inhabitant. See the least indebted towns in Grand Est.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

174 out of 5,115. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.

Most Indebted Towns in Grand Est (2026): Debt per Inhabitant

This ranking covers 174 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Molsheim (Bas-Rhin) comes last with €0.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: most indebted towns in Grand Est

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Behren-lès-Forbach	Moselle (57)	4,059	6,203
2	Nogent-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	2,740	5,631
3	Mulhouse	Haut-Rhin (68)	2,071	106,083
4	Altkirch	Haut-Rhin (68)	2,004	5,844
5	Gérardmer	Vosges (88)	1,980	8,159
6	Oberhausbergen	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,934	5,912
7	Givet	Ardennes (08)	1,931	6,512
8	Charleville-Mézières	Ardennes (08)	1,867	46,473
9	Romilly-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	1,823	15,231
10	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges	Vosges (88)	1,750	19,721
11	Épinal	Vosges (88)	1,712	33,395
12	La Wantzenau	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,685	5,969
13	Forbach	Moselle (57)	1,586	20,721
14	Thionville	Moselle (57)	1,491	43,398
15	Chaumont	Haute-Marne (52)	1,461	21,889
16	Florange	Moselle (57)	1,457	12,153
17	Troyes	Aube (10)	1,455	63,254
18	Strasbourg	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,426	296,552
19	Bitche	Moselle (57)	1,403	5,057
20	Lunéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,375	18,538
21	Hombourg-Haut	Moselle (57)	1,361	6,030
22	Remiremont	Vosges (88)	1,348	7,619
23	Longwy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,308	15,930
24	Val de Briey	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,285	8,373
25	Sedan	Ardennes (08)	1,283	17,029
26	Farébersviller	Moselle (57)	1,271	5,267
27	Vendenheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,256	6,189
28	Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,232	104,988
29	Saint-Avold	Moselle (57)	1,216	15,006
30	Rosheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,188	5,542
31	Épernay	Marne (51)	1,187	22,628
32	Sarreguemines	Moselle (57)	1,186	20,549
33	Reims	Marne (51)	1,185	180,733
34	Lutterbach	Haut-Rhin (68)	1,180	6,947
35	Talange	Moselle (57)	1,137	8,300
36	Mondelange	Moselle (57)	1,086	5,752
37	Neuves-Maisons	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,083	6,572
38	Jarville-la-Malgrange	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,072	9,567
39	Vitry-le-François	Marne (51)	1,072	11,168
40	Metz	Moselle (57)	1,069	124,396
41	Haguenau	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,061	36,899
42	Toul	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	1,045	15,955
43	Saint-Dizier	Haute-Marne (52)	1,043	23,281
44	Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Haut-Rhin (68)	1,013	7,132
45	Eckbolsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,001	7,229
46	Wissembourg	Bas-Rhin (67)	1,000	7,747
47	Saint-Julien-les-Villas	Aube (10)	1,000	6,868
48	Woippy	Moselle (57)	994	15,068
49	Yutz	Moselle (57)	991	17,680
50	Aÿ-Champagne	Marne (51)	974	5,191
51	Saverne	Bas-Rhin (67)	961	11,718
52	Ostwald	Bas-Rhin (67)	959	14,077
53	Amnéville	Moselle (57)	944	10,961
54	La Chapelle-Saint-Luc	Aube (10)	936	12,730
55	Saint-Max	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	935	9,989
56	Thaon-les-Vosges	Vosges (88)	929	8,806
57	Maxéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	921	10,204
58	Revin	Ardennes (08)	903	5,817
59	Marange-Silvange	Moselle (57)	895	6,606
60	Dombasle-sur-Meurthe	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	881	9,566
61	Mont-Saint-Martin	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	880	9,456
62	Schweighouse-sur-Moder	Bas-Rhin (67)	844	5,236
63	Bezannes	Marne (51)	841	5,138
64	Maizières-lès-Metz	Moselle (57)	837	11,683
65	Malzéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	836	8,097
66	Sélestat	Bas-Rhin (67)	819	19,813
67	Wasselonne	Bas-Rhin (67)	818	5,834
68	Schiltigheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	799	34,922
69	Gambsheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	793	5,369
70	Châlons-en-Champagne	Marne (51)	777	43,914
71	Montigny-lès-Metz	Moselle (57)	772	22,065
72	Tomblaine	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	756	9,382
73	Longuyon	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	752	5,205
74	Ensisheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	733	7,370
75	Pont-à-Mousson	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	732	14,470
76	Langres	Haute-Marne (52)	728	7,819
77	L'Hôpital	Moselle (57)	717	5,237
78	Thann	Haut-Rhin (68)	702	7,897
79	Boulay-Moselle	Moselle (57)	697	5,493
80	Blotzheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	686	5,409
81	Wittelsheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	677	10,783
82	Jœuf	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	676	6,431
83	Drusenheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	674	5,445
84	Moyeuvre-Grande	Moselle (57)	671	7,370
85	Colmar	Haut-Rhin (68)	664	68,013
86	Pont-Sainte-Marie	Aube (10)	662	5,335
87	Jarny	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	659	8,215
88	Neufchâteau	Vosges (88)	653	6,981
89	Riedisheim	Haut-Rhin (68)	650	12,467
90	Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	646	30,204
91	Saint-Nicolas-de-Port	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	639	7,424
92	Guebwiller	Haut-Rhin (68)	639	11,503
93	Bischheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	638	18,797
94	Raon-l'Étape	Vosges (88)	638	6,010
95	Rethel	Ardennes (08)	634	7,674
96	Petite-Rosselle	Moselle (57)	626	6,228
97	Algrange	Moselle (57)	624	5,868
98	Souffelweyersheim	Bas-Rhin (67)	610	8,301
99	Pfastatt	Haut-Rhin (68)	593	10,416
100	Rombas	Moselle (57)	587	9,447

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The most indebted towns in Grand Est

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