Seine-Saint-Denis · Île-de-France · 23,589 residents
How much does Les Lilas spend?
Mayor: Lionel Benharous since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Les Lilas
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Les Lilas spends 18 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size36.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLes Lilas devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration16M€44 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports9.9M€27 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action3.6M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training2.4M€7 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health2.1M€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment1.3M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing887k€2 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport110k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending55.1 M€
Charges de personnel23.1M€42 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 756 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies10.9M€20 %Achats et charges externes8.7M€16 %Impôts et taxes (charges)804k€1 %Charges financières681k€1 %Revenue56.5 M€
Property tax in Les Lilas
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Les Lilas collected 27.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €472 per inhabitant
Of which 9.4 M€ of equipment. That is +20.9 % 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 · 19 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −41.4 % 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 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Totalenergies Marketing France, 400 k€, fourniture de carburants et de prestations annexes (péage, parking, lavage) par cartes accréditives pour les véhicules
All the town’s contracts (115)
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, 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.