Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,254 residents
How much does Ferrière-la-Grande spend?
Mayor: Benoît Courtin since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ferrière-la-Grande
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ferrière-la-Grande spends 11 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFerrière-la-Grande devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.8M€38 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€22 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training904k€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action428k€9 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing282k€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health175k€4 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport112k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action10k€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.
Spending5.4 M€
Charges de personnel2.7M€50 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 216 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies574k€11 %Charges financières87k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)80k€1 %Revenue5.9 M€
Property tax in Ferrière-la-Grande
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Ferrière-la-Grande collected 2.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €126 per inhabitant
Of which 412 k€ of equipment. That is −17.4 % 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 · 2.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −16.5 % 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.
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.