Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 4,448 residents
How much does Ardres spend?
Mayor: Ludovic Loquet since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ardres
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ardres spends 6 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArdres devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.5M€36 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing957k€23 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training671k€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports496k€12 %elsewhere: 12%same as elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health306k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport93k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment64k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action60k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending6.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.2M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 99 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies460k€7 %Charges financières116k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)83k€1 %Revenue6.9 M€
Property tax in Ardres
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Ardres collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €525 per inhabitant
Of which 2 M€ of equipment. That is +56.0 % 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 · 5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +50.1 % 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
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.