Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers · Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 68,231 residents · Mayor: Natacha Bouchart
Calais
€139.4 million spent in 2025.
€2,043 per resident · Towns of the same size: €2,124
Calais’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (4%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €139.4M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €53.6M (its accounts).
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- Eurovia Pas de Calais1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€750k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €3M
- APAVE Diagnostics1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€45k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €180k
- Plastigraff1 contract over 6 monthsup to €58k
- Bertrand Sauvage By le Traditionnel1 contract over 1 monthup to €6k
- Les Pieds sous la Table1 contract over 1 month · at most ~€5k a year on averageup to €5k
6 contracts signed in 2023 · €3.3M before tax · All contracts
Why this total differs from the €53.6M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€28.2M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €413 per resident. Towns of the same size: €423.
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In addition, €548k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €123.3M · borrowing: €16M · spending: €139.4M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 92 towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Calais
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownCalaisPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€2,043 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et MersWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€796 per resident
- DépartementPas-de-CalaisMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,344 per resident
- RegionHauts-de-FranceHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€628 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Calais: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Arras or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source