Nord · Hauts-de-France · 7,057 residents
How much does Le Cateau-Cambrésis spend?
Mayor: Serge Siméon since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
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
- General administration3.2M€43 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.4M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport884k€12 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training809k€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health595k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action287k€4 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing284k€4 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action55k€1 %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.
Spending10.4 M€
Charges de personnel3.5M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.9M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 166 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1M€10 %Charges financières140k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)113k€1 %Revenue12.9 M€
Property tax in Le Cateau-Cambrésis
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
invested in 2024 · €515 per inhabitant
Of which 2.8 M€ of equipment. That is −19.1 % 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 · 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
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
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.