Nord · Hauts-de-France · 20,758 residents
How much does Denain spend?
Mayor: Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Denain
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Denain 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 size21.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDenain devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.3M€29 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training4.9M€23 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.3M€20 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Regional planning and housing2.4M€11 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action1.6M€8 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health1.2M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment707k€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport67k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action30k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending39 M€
Charges de personnel12.3M€32 %Achats et charges externes6.3M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.9M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)519k€1 %Charges financières419k€1 %Revenue45.9 M€
Property tax in Denain
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Denain collected 8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 17% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €835 per inhabitant
Of which 14.2 M€ of equipment. That is +39.7 % 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 · 16.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −19.1 % 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 2018 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Collectes Valorisation Energie Dechets - Coved, 90 k€, cOLLECTE DES DECHETS DE LA VILLE DE Denain - lot 2 : issus des nettoyages et balayages des déchets verts non…
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: 2018.
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.