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Somme · Hauts-de-France · 597 residents

How much does Caours spend?

Mayor: Bernard Duquesne since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

285k€
spent in , municipal accounts
2.1 times less than in 2023 · −0.3 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

478 € per inhabitant · 355 k€ collected · balance +70 k€
2.1 times less than in 2023 · −0.3 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending285 k€

Revenue355 k€

Property tax in Caours

42.57%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Caours collected 161 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 45% of its revenue.

What the town builds

90k€

invested in 2024 · €145 per inhabitant

Of which 63 k€ of equipment. That is −77.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding103 k€
Dotations et fonds propres103k€
What is built or repaid90 k€
Dépenses d'équipement63k€
Emprunts et dettes27k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

916

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 547 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · 10.1 times more than in 2018

Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.

Compare with another town

Caours versus Chaussoy-Epagny
CaoursChaussoy-Epagny
Local taxes
250 · 85per inhabitant
Debt
916 · 272per inhabitant
Gross savings
96 · 138per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.57 % · 27.78 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method