Nord · Hauts-de-France · 31,972 residents
How much does Cambrai spend?
Mayor: Emeric François since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cambrai
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cambrai spends 20 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size33.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCambrai devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration13.7M€42 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports9.7M€29 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training6.1M€18 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.7M€5 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing722k€2 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health451k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action304k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport263k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment150k€0 %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.
Spending53.6 M€
Charges de personnel16.7M€31 %Achats et charges externes10.4M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.2M€12 %Charges financières635k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)430k€1 %Revenue56.8 M€
Property tax in Cambrai
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Cambrai collected 17 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €578 per inhabitant
Of which 14.7 M€ of equipment. That is +18.7 % 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 · 37.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +5.8 % 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 · 21 contracts
Top supplier: Electr Industr et TRPT Force (Actemium), 3.2 M€, travaux d’installation de bornes escamotables - Place Robert Leroy
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: 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.