Oise · Hauts-de-France · 58,117 residents
How much does Beauvais spend?
Mayor: Franck Pia since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Beauvais
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Beauvais spends 0 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size84.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBeauvais devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration22.2M€26 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports21.2M€25 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training12.8M€15 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action8.1M€10 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing7.3M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health6M€7 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment3.3M€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport3M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action362k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending125 M€
Charges de personnel49.4M€40 %Achats et charges externes22M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies11.3M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1M€1 %Charges financières701k€1 %Revenue133.4 M€
Property tax in Beauvais
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Beauvais collected 44.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €704 per inhabitant
Of which 34.3 M€ of equipment. That is +33.0 % 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 · 39.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −39.2 % 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 · 140 contracts
Top supplier: TMC Plomberie, 38.8 M€, ac tx divers bat lot 6 plomberie
All the town’s contracts (711)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Years set aside, amounts out of scale: 2022.
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.