Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 5,108 residents
How much does Billy-Berclau spend?
Mayor: Steve Bossart since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Billy-Berclau
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Billy-Berclau spends 39 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBilly-Berclau devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.6M€37 %elsewhere: 37%same as elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing1.6M€22 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.1M€15 %elsewhere: 15%same as elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training974k€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action733k€10 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health75k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport67k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment57k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending9.5 M€
Charges de personnel4.2M€44 %Achats et charges externes1.9M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 111 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies980k€10 %Charges financières314k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)94k€1 %Revenue12.2 M€
Property tax in Billy-Berclau
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Billy-Berclau collected 2.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 19% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €425 per inhabitant
Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is −1.1 % 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 · 4.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.3 times less than in 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
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.