Aisne · Hauts-de-France · 8,805 residents
How much does Hirson spend?
Mayor: Jean-Jacques Thomas since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Hirson
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Hirson spends 29 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHirson devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.9M€42 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2.4M€21 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.7M€15 %elsewhere: 15%same as elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action1.6M€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing568k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment171k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action123k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health65k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport63k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending16.2 M€
Charges de personnel7.5M€46 %Achats et charges externes3.6M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 623 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies909k€6 %Charges financières442k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)339k€2 %Revenue15.7 M€
Property tax in Hirson
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Hirson collected 5.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €356 per inhabitant
Of which 2.2 M€ of equipment. That is +8.8 % 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 · 13.3 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 2020 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Canalisation Genie Civil Route, 36 k€, création de deux places de dépôts en forêt communale d’Hirson
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: 2019, 2020.
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.