Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,577 residents
How much does Fenain spend?
Mayor: Fabien Bouriez since March 2026 · 28 town councillors
What the money pays for in Fenain
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Fenain spends 35 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFenain devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.5M€41 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training879k€24 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports584k€16 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health206k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action204k€6 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing185k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment110k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport10k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action3k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending6.4 M€
Charges de personnel2M€32 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 35 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies454k€7 %Charges financières85k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)65k€1 %Revenue5.4 M€
Property tax in Fenain
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Fenain collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €471 per inhabitant
Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +27.4 % compared with 2023.
Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.
Debt
per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −7.5 % 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
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Nord Est (Hainaut Marly), 236 k€, travaux de réfections des voiries des rues marcel cachin et gabriel péri et création d un trottoir rue paul eluard
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: 2025, 2026.
Compare with another town
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.