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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 1,642 residents

How much does Esquerdes spend?

Mayor: Olivier Obert since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

1.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+27.4 % vs 2023 · +29.9 % since 2019

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

1,026 € per inhabitant · 1.9 M€ collected · balance +251 k€
+27.4 % vs 2023 · +29.9 % since 2019

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

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending1.7 M€

Revenue1.9 M€

Property tax in Esquerdes

44.86%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Esquerdes collected 497 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.

What the town builds

637k€

invested in 2024 · €389 per inhabitant

Of which 606 k€ of equipment. That is +95.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding620 k€
Dotations et fonds propres469k€
Subventions d'investissement141k€
Emprunts et dettes9k€
What is built or repaid637 k€
Dépenses d'équipement606k€
Emprunts et dettes31k€

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

Debt

747

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −15.7 % 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

Esquerdes versus Neuville-Saint-Vaast
EsquerdesNeuville-Saint-Vaast
Local taxes
317 · 529per inhabitant
Debt
747 · 1,064per inhabitant
Gross savings
163 · 89per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
44.86 % · 40.25 % 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