Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 5,622 residents
How much does Coulogne spend?
Mayor: Jean-Marc Puissesseau since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Coulogne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Coulogne spends 13 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCoulogne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.3M€45 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.3M€27 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action528k€11 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports504k€10 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health193k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing107k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport49k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment351€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending7.1 M€
Charges de personnel2.9M€40 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 181 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies761k€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)84k€1 %Charges financières74k€1 %Revenue5.4 M€
Property tax in Coulogne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Coulogne collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €373 per inhabitant
Of which 1.8 M€ of equipment. That is +47.8 % 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 · 2.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −7.6 % 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Gregory Senicourt, Jonathan Clery et Julien Denoyelle, Notaires, Membres D'Une Societe Civile Professionnelle Titulaire (Office Notarial des Bords de Liane), 549 k€, achat bâtiment
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, 2022, 2023, 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.