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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 3,797 residents

How much does Éperlecques spend?

Mayor: Laurent Denis since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

4.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+73.6 % vs 2023 · −18.9 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,181 € per inhabitant · 4.1 M€ collected · balance -380 k€
+73.6 % vs 2023 · −18.9 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

What the money pays for in Éperlecques

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

Éperlecques spends 29 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteÉperlecques 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.

Revenue4.1 M€

Property tax in Éperlecques

38.95%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Éperlecques collected 1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.3M€

invested in 2024 · €627 per inhabitant

Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +296.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.4 M€
Subventions d'investissement664k€
Emprunts et dettes500k€
Dotations et fonds propres193k€
What is built or repaid2.3 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.1M€
Emprunts et dettes196k€

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

Debt

938

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.6 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −19.6 % 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.

Compare with another town

Éperlecques versus Meurchin
ÉperlecquesMeurchin
Local taxes
254 · 613per inhabitant
Debt
938 · 181per inhabitant
Gross savings
142 · 23per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.95 % · 55.55 % 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