Nord · Hauts-de-France · 7,990 residents
How much does Houplines spend?
Mayor: Jean-François Legrand since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Houplines
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Houplines spends 29 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHouplines devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€34 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2M€34 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing595k€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports502k€9 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Environment429k€7 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action199k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health109k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport2k€0 %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.
Spending7.9 M€
Charges de personnel3.2M€40 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 282 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies837k€11 %Charges financières121k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)101k€1 %Revenue8.2 M€
Property tax in Houplines
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Houplines collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €251 per inhabitant
Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is +39.0 % 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 · 4.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −2.2 % 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.