Val-d'Oise · Île-de-France · 8,214 residents
How much does Bessancourt spend?
Mayor: Laurianne Duglé Danguilhen since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bessancourt
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bessancourt spends 36 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBessancourt devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training2.5M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration2.3M€20 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.2M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing2.2M€19 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action1.5M€13 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport374k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health256k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment151k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action22k€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.
Spending13.9 M€
Charges de personnel6.6M€48 %Achats et charges externes3.6M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 87 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies668k€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)202k€1 %Charges financières167k€1 %Revenue13.9 M€
Property tax in Bessancourt
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bessancourt collected 5.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €374 per inhabitant
Of which 2.2 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 · 5.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −14.7 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Electricite de France (C.I.T), 1 M€, marché électricité 2026-2027
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, 2022, 2023, 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.