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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 6,027 residents

How much does Dourges spend?

Mayor: Tony Franconville since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

9.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−8.4 % vs 2023 · +78.3 % since 2019
1,648 € per inhabitant · 10 M€ collected · balance +34 k€
−8.4 % vs 2023 · +78.3 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Dourges

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Dourges spends 5 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.8 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDourges devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue10 M€

Property tax in Dourges

47.94%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Dourges collected 3.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.

What the town builds

4.1M€

invested in 2024 · €687 per inhabitant

Of which 3.9 M€ of equipment. That is −17.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.8 M€
Subventions d'investissement1.6M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.2M€
What is built or repaid4.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3.9M€
Emprunts et dettes175k€

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

Debt

501

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant

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

Dourges versus Sains-en-Gohelle
DourgesSains-en-Gohelle
Local taxes
728 · 590per inhabitant
Debt
501 · 703per inhabitant
Gross savings
213 · 183per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
47.94 % · 65.26 % 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