Nord · Hauts-de-France · 18,869 residents
How much does Hem spend?
Mayor: Francis Vercamer since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Hem
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Hem spends 10 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size19.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHem devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training4.2M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration4.1M€21 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Sports and youth2.8M€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture2.4M€12 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Urban planning, environment2.2M€11 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Family (childcare)1.5M€7 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Social action and health1.2M€6 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health1.2M€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Housing28k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending29.7 M€
Charges de personnel12.5M€42 %Achats et charges externes4.7M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 962 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.1M€10 %Impôts et taxes (charges)411k€1 %Revenue28.8 M€
Property tax in Hem
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Hem collected 9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €473 per inhabitant
Of which 9 M€ of equipment. That is +59.0 % 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 · 29 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 2.5 times more than in 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 · 29 contracts
Top supplier: Engie, 10 M€, fourniture de gaz ville
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: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 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.