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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,402 residents

How much does Erquinghem-Lys spend?

Mayor: Alain Bézirard since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

4.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−9.8 % vs 2023 · −0.9 % since 2019
906 € per inhabitant · 5.6 M€ collected · balance +676 k€
−9.8 % vs 2023 · −0.9 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Erquinghem-Lys

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

Erquinghem-Lys spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteErquinghem-Lys 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.

Revenue5.6 M€

Property tax in Erquinghem-Lys

42.82%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Erquinghem-Lys collected 2.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.

What the town builds

493k€

invested in 2024 · €96 per inhabitant

Of which 326 k€ of equipment. That is −57.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding233 k€
Dotations et fonds propres222k€
Subventions d'investissement10k€
Emprunts et dettes500
What is built or repaid493 k€
Dépenses d'équipement326k€
Emprunts et dettes167k€

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

Debt

136

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 734 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −40.3 % 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

1M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 5 contracts

Top supplier: Api Restauration, 452 k€, restauration municipale

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, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Erquinghem-Lys versus Dechy
Erquinghem-LysDechy
Local taxes
546 · 661per inhabitant
Debt
136 · 458per inhabitant
Gross savings
175 · 140per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.82 % · 48.29 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method