Nord · Hauts-de-France · 4,107 residents
How much does Hondschoote spend?
Mayor: François Delattre since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Hondschoote
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Hondschoote spends 3 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHondschoote devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.1M€32 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports688k€20 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training584k€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing397k€11 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Health and social action374k€11 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health245k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport63k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment24k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action4k€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.
Spending3.9 M€
Charges de personnel1.9M€49 %Achats et charges externes937k€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 82 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies521k€13 %Charges financières42k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)41k€1 %Revenue4.7 M€
Property tax in Hondschoote
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Hondschoote collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €111 per inhabitant
Of which 364 k€ of equipment. That is −15.0 % 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 · 1.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −38.5 % 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 2024 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: CNP Assurances, 650 k€, assurances des risques statutaires
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.
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.