Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque · Nord · Hauts-de-France · 88,252 residents · Mayor: Patrice Vergriete
Dunkerque
€135.8 million spent in 2025.
€1,539 per resident · Towns of the same size: €2,124
Dunkerque’s spending by policy area
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The 4 other items (6%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €135.8M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €46.3M (its accounts).
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- Adista1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€7.5M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €30M
- Électricité de France1 contract over 2 years · at most ~€7.4M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €14.8M
- Smacl Assurances SA2 contracts over 4 to 4 years · at most ~€779k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €3.1M
- Ineo Hauts de France (Equans)2 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€695k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €2.8M
- Soc Espaces Verts et Environnement2 contracts over 8 months to 3 years · at most ~€831k a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope) · 1 with other holdersup to €2.3M
- Société Publique de l'Agglomeration Dunkerquoise1 contract over 18 months · at most ~€1.1M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.6M
- Gest Cim1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€400k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.6M
144 contracts signed in 2025 · €88.7M before tax · 1 contract (€90M) left out of the total: a copied or out-of-scale ceiling, or a duplicate publication · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Electricity, gas and heatingall suppliers together · contract in the list: Électricité de Francepaid €4.5M
- Maintenance and repairsall suppliers together · contract in the list: Ineo Hauts de France (Equans)paid €2.5M
- Insuranceall suppliers together · contract in the list: Smacl Assurances SApaid €1M
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €46.3M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€25M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €283 per resident. Towns of the same size: €423.
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- Réhabilitation et extension du bâtiment tennis, squash et padel : clos et couvert2023 · Ramery Construction€4.3M
- Lot n°32024 · Culture, sport and youth · 23 contracts€2.9M
- Réhabilitation et extension du bâtiment des tennis squash badminton et padel TSBD2023 · 5 contracts€2.8M
- Installation de systèmes d’alarme anti-intrusion et de vidéosurveillance dans les bâtiments2025 · Public safety · Ineo Hauts de France (Equans)€2.7M
- Construction de la restauration scolaire de fort mardyck2024 · Schools · 7 contracts€2.4M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €1.5M given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €131.7M · borrowing: €6.2M · spending: €135.9M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 92 towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Dunkerque
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownDunkerquePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,539 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté urbaine de DunkerqueWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€1,943 per resident
- DépartementNordMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,308 per resident
- RegionHauts-de-FranceHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€628 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Dunkerque: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Tourcoing or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source