Nord · Hauts-de-France · 4,902 residents
How much does Bousbecque spend?
Mayor: Cédric Deseigne since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bousbecque
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bousbecque spends 13 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBousbecque devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training1.4M€29 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1M€21 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports983k€20 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- General administration961k€20 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing286k€6 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport123k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health45k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending6.9 M€
Charges de personnel2.8M€41 %Achats et charges externes1.8M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 399 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies605k€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)77k€1 %Charges financières65k€1 %Revenue6.9 M€
Property tax in Bousbecque
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Bousbecque collected 2.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €319 per inhabitant
Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is +83.7 % 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 · 2.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +41.5 % 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Engie, 890 k€, gaz 2025
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, 2021, 2022, 2024, 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.