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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 7,057 residents

How much does Le Cateau-Cambrésis spend?

Mayor: Serge Siméon since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

10.4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−7.3 % vs 2023 · −3.1 % since 2019
1,472 € per inhabitant · 12.9 M€ collected · balance +2.5 M€
−7.3 % vs 2023 · −3.1 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Le Cateau-Cambrésis

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Le Cateau-Cambrésis spends 4 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.5 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Cateau-Cambrésis devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue12.9 M€

Property tax in Le Cateau-Cambrésis

39%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Le Cateau-Cambrésis collected 3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 23% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3.7M€

invested in 2024 · €515 per inhabitant

Of which 2.8 M€ of equipment. That is −19.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding4.4 M€
Dotations et fonds propres3.5M€
Subventions d'investissement923k€
What is built or repaid3.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.8M€
Emprunts et dettes920k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

748

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −47.2 % 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.

What the town buys

335k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 9 contracts

Top supplier: Ets Debeer, 179 k€, rénovation énergétique du Centre COUPRIE, phase 1 - Couvertures/terrasses et dômes translucides

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: 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Le Cateau-Cambrésis versus Bourbourg
Le Cateau-CambrésisBourbourg
Local taxes
681 · 1,058per inhabitant
Debt
748 · 836per inhabitant
Gross savings
263 · 152per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39 % · 49.86 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method