Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 9,009 residents
How much does Le Portel spend?
Mayor: Maxime Lepretre since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Portel
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Portel spends 47 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size13.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Portel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.9M€43 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports3M€22 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training1.8M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health598k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment452k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action425k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport210k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action33k€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.
Spending20.7 M€
Charges de personnel8.4M€40 %Achats et charges externes3.1M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 759 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.2M€11 %Charges financières529k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)218k€1 %Revenue20.3 M€
Property tax in Le Portel
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Le Portel collected 7.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €675 per inhabitant
Of which 4.5 M€ of equipment. That is +76.9 % 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 · 15.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −15.8 % 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 · 15 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement Produits), 295 k€, voiries borduration assainissement
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: 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.