Seine-Saint-Denis · Île-de-France · 55,191 residents
How much does Bobigny spend?
Mayor: Abdel Sadi since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bobigny
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bobigny spends 41 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size112.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBobigny devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration36.3M€32 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training22.3M€20 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Culture, youth and sports19.8M€18 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action14.4M€13 %elsewhere: 13%same as elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing7.6M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Environment5.4M€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health4.9M€4 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action1.3M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport607k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending179.6 M€
Charges de personnel68.7M€38 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies24.4M€14 %Achats et charges externes23.7M€13 %Charges financières4.4M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.9M€2 %Revenue192.2 M€
Property tax in Bobigny
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Bobigny collected 52.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,056 per inhabitant
Of which 46 M€ of equipment. That is +51.3 % 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 · 112.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · +11.2 % 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 2020 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Aide A la Personne Ateliers Verts, 28 k€, accord cadre de fournitures - MAPA/ Lot n° 01 : LOT 1
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: 2020.
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.