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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 5,108 residents

How much does Blendecques spend?

Mayor: David Capitaine since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+0.9 % vs 2023 · +38.1 % since 2019
986 € per inhabitant · 6.3 M€ collected · balance +1.3 M€
+0.9 % vs 2023 · +38.1 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Blendecques

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

Blendecques spends 14 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.5 M€

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

Revenue6.3 M€

Property tax in Blendecques

38.9%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Blendecques collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 23% of its revenue.

What the town builds

600k€

invested in 2024 · €116 per inhabitant

Of which 401 k€ of equipment. That is −38.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding469 k€
Dotations et fonds propres441k€
Subventions d'investissement27k€
What is built or repaid600 k€
Dépenses d'équipement401k€
Emprunts et dettes194k€
Participations financières6k€

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

Debt

176

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 901 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.5 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

Blendecques versus Billy-Berclau
BlendecquesBilly-Berclau
Local taxes
551 · 1,064per inhabitant
Debt
176 · 898per inhabitant
Gross savings
283 · 403per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.9 % · 49.99 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method