Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 12,296 residents
How much does Bully-les-Mines spend?
Mayor: François Lemaire since March 2026 · 32 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bully-les-Mines
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bully-les-Mines spends 10 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBully-les-Mines devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6M€39 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.6M€17 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.1M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.8M€12 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action1.8M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health521k€3 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Transport480k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment211k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action8k€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.
Spending17 M€
Charges de personnel10.5M€62 %Achats et charges externes3.6M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 219 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies639k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)366k€2 %Charges financières115k€1 %Revenue17.4 M€
Property tax in Bully-les-Mines
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Bully-les-Mines collected 6.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €147 per inhabitant
Of which 689 k€ of equipment. That is −11.9 % 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 · 6.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −10.1 % 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 2026 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: SA Voyages Mullie, 800 k€, lot n°1 : Déplacements réguliers
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.