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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 15,098 residents

How much does Bailleul spend?

Mayor: Jacques Grember since March 2026 · 33 town councillors

16.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−6.3 % vs 2023 · −3.2 % since 2019
1,082 € per inhabitant · 17.1 M€ collected · balance +729 k€
−6.3 % vs 2023 · −3.2 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Bailleul

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Bailleul spends 14 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBailleul devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue17.1 M€

Property tax in Bailleul

38.31%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.

In 2024, Bailleul collected 6.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.2M€

invested in 2024 · €84 per inhabitant

Of which 909 k€ of equipment. That is −34.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.5 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.2M€
Subventions d'investissement292k€
What is built or repaid1.2 M€
Dépenses d'équipement909k€
Emprunts et dettes321k€

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

Debt

158

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.4 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +24.1 % 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

Bailleul versus Haubourdin
BailleulHaubourdin
Local taxes
602 · 809per inhabitant
Debt
158 · 667per inhabitant
Gross savings
34 · 100per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.31 % · 45.29 % 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