Nord · Hauts-de-France · 40,474 residents
How much does Douai spend?
Mayor: Frédéric Chéreau since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Douai
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Douai spends 12 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size58.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDouai devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports15.7M€27 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration11.4M€19 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training10.5M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing9M€15 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action5.6M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport2.4M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment2.4M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.4M€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action305k€1 %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.
Spending77 M€
Charges de personnel33.8M€44 %Achats et charges externes13.6M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies10.1M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.1M€1 %Charges financières710k€1 %Revenue82.2 M€
Property tax in Douai
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Douai collected 28 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €435 per inhabitant
Of which 14 M€ of equipment. That is +17.1 % 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 · 25.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −39.5 % 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 · 57 contracts
Top supplier: Lhotellier Travaux Publics (SNPC), 760 k€, reconstruction complète de la place des Corons Verts, requalification de la cité des Corons Verts, requalification de…
All the town’s contracts (550)
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: 2020, 2021, 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.