Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 17,807 residents
How much does Avion spend?
Mayor: Jean Letoquart since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Avion
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Avion spends 8 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size22.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAvion devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration17.8M€81 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Health and social action1.3M€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Culture, youth and sports965k€4 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training513k€2 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment175k€1 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport174k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action65k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending29.5 M€
Charges de personnel12.7M€43 %Achats et charges externes6.7M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 383 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)439k€1 %Charges financières412k€1 %Revenue33.3 M€
Property tax in Avion
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Avion collected 9.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €401 per inhabitant
Of which 5.5 M€ of equipment. That is −3.3 % 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 · 13.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −18.8 % 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 · 29 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Nord Est (Artois Littoral Mazingarbe), 6.5 M€, la présente consultation concerne : Aménagement des espaces publics dans le cadre du NPNRU Quartier République…
All the town’s contracts (118)
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: 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.