Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin · Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 32,899 residents · Mayor: Sylvain Robert
Lens
€65 million spent in 2025.
€1,975 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,855
Lens’s spending by policy area
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The 4 other items (4%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €65M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €27.7M (its accounts).
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- Entreprise Miroux1 contract over 9 months · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €200k
- Leboulanger Sécurité Travail1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€50k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €200k
- Clotures et Portails du Douaisis1 contract over 9 months · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €200k
- F.N.D.1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€50k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €200k
- Santerne Nord Tertiaire1 contract over 9 months · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €150k
- La Jungle Design1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€14k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €57k
6 contracts signed in 2025 · €1M before tax · All contracts
Why this total differs from the €27.7M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€12.8M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €390 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Aménagements paysagers dans divers quartiers2024 · Entreprise Paysagiste Bonnet€2M
- Marquage routier2023 · Signature€600k
- Pose de signalisation verticale et de mobilier urbain2023 · Groupe Helios€320k
- Démolition et gros œuvre2025 · Entreprise Miroux€200k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €127k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €92.5M · spending: €65M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 359 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Lens
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownLensPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,975 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération de Lens - LiévinWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€631 per resident
- DépartementPas-de-CalaisMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,344 per resident
- RegionHauts-de-FranceHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€628 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Lens: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Liévin or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source