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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 3,306 residents

How much does Bavay spend?

Mayor: Vincent Boussemart since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

4.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+0.8 % vs 2023 · +13.6 % since 2019
1,298 € per inhabitant · 4.3 M€ collected · balance +9 k€
+0.8 % vs 2023 · +13.6 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Bavay

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

Bavay spends 25 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.5 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBavay 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.

Revenue4.3 M€

Property tax in Bavay

37.57%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Bavay collected 1.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.

What the town builds

984k€

invested in 2024 · €286 per inhabitant

Of which 792 k€ of equipment. That is +2.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding760 k€
Dotations et fonds propres488k€
Subventions d'investissement272k€
What is built or repaid984 k€
Dépenses d'équipement792k€
Emprunts et dettes192k€

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

Debt

678

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +28.7 % 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

54k€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Eiffage Route Nord Est (Hainaut Escaudoeuvres), 54 k€, lot 3 : création écluses rue de la chaussée

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: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.

Compare with another town

Bavay versus Houplin-Ancoisne
BavayHouplin-Ancoisne
Local taxes
660 · 558per inhabitant
Debt
678 · 869per inhabitant
Gross savings
70 · 252per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
37.57 % · 49.68 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method