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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 651 residents

How much does Ames spend?

Mayor: Eric Prein since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

430k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−12.1 % vs 2023 · −0.7 % since 2019
661 € per inhabitant · 584 k€ collected · balance +153 k€
−12.1 % vs 2023 · −0.7 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending430 k€

Revenue584 k€

Property tax in Ames

41.31%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Ames collected 162 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.

What the town builds

108k€

invested in 2024 · €166 per inhabitant

Of which 81 k€ of equipment. That is −33.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding215 k€
Dotations et fonds propres160k€
Subventions d'investissement55k€
What is built or repaid108 k€
Dépenses d'équipement81k€
Emprunts et dettes27k€

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

Debt

380

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 247 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · −23.2 % 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.

Compare with another town

Ames versus Wancourt
AmesWancourt
Local taxes
351 · 162per inhabitant
Debt
380 · 1per inhabitant
Gross savings
71 · 123per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
41.31 % · 29.53 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method