Nord · Hauts-de-France · 25,950 residents
How much does Armentières spend?
Mayor: Jean-Michel Monpays since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Armentières
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Armentières spends 4 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size32.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArmentières devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11.8M€36 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports8.6M€27 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training5.4M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.1M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing2.2M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Environment819k€3 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action425k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health65k€0 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport63k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending40.9 M€
Charges de personnel21.3M€52 %Achats et charges externes7.3M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.4M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)527k€1 %Charges financières513k€1 %Revenue43.7 M€
Property tax in Armentières
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Armentières collected 17 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €265 per inhabitant
Of which 5 M€ of equipment. That is +2.3 % 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 · 17.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −10.5 % 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 · 41 contracts
Top supplier: Delannoy Dewailly Maintenance, 3 M€, exploitation chauffage
All the town’s contracts (409)
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 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.