Nord · Hauts-de-France · 3,306 residents
How much does Bavay spend?
Mayor: Vincent Boussemart since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
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
- General administration1.6M€47 %elsewhere: 49%less than elsewhere (49%)
- Education and training829k€24 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Culture, youth and sports371k€11 %elsewhere: 11%same as elsewhere (11%)
- Security and public health279k€8 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action172k€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing107k€3 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport103k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment10k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action1k€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.
Spending4.3 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€39 %Achats et charges externes984k€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 146 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies549k€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)73k€2 %Charges financières34k€1 %Revenue4.3 M€
Property tax in Bavay
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
invested in 2024 · €286 per inhabitant
Of which 792 k€ 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 · 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
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
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.