Nord · Hauts-de-France · 22,665 residents
How much does La Madeleine spend?
Mayor: Sébastien Leprêtre since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Madeleine
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Madeleine spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size23.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Madeleine devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration8.6M€36 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports5.6M€23 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training3.9M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2M€8 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action1.4M€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health958k€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Environment621k€3 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Transport594k€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action62k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending29.3 M€
Charges de personnel14M€48 %Achats et charges externes6.5M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.6M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)465k€2 %Revenue27.5 M€
Property tax in La Madeleine
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, La Madeleine collected 14.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 54% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €265 per inhabitant
Of which 5.1 M€ of equipment. That is −42.5 % 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 · 3.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 2.1 times less 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Ecogom, 568 k€, installation et maintenance des aires de jeux et des terrains multisports
All the town’s contracts (163)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 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.