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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 5,157 residents

How much does Lestrem spend?

Mayor: Jacques Hurlus since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

9.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+7.0 % vs 2023 · +34.9 % since 2019
1,765 € per inhabitant · 10.5 M€ collected · balance +1.4 M€
+7.0 % vs 2023 · +34.9 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Lestrem

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

Lestrem spends 6 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLestrem 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.

Revenue10.5 M€

Property tax in Lestrem

42.35%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Lestrem collected 1.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 15% of its revenue.

What the town builds

4.2M€

invested in 2024 · €913 per inhabitant

Of which 3.8 M€ of equipment. That is +7.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.6 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.9M€
Subventions d'investissement1.6M€
Emprunts et dettes7k€
What is built or repaid4.2 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3.8M€
Emprunts et dettes372k€

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

Debt

386

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.1 times less than in 2018

Outstanding debt and gross savings: OFGL, main budget. The number of years is the debt-repayment capacity, debt divided by gross savings.

Compare with another town

Lestrem versus Marquise
LestremMarquise
Local taxes
761 · 539per inhabitant
Debt
386 · 720per inhabitant
Gross savings
392 · 88per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.35 % · 43.99 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method