Nord · Hauts-de-France · 238,542 residents
How much does Lille spend?
Mayor: Arnaud Deslandes since March 2026 · 61 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lille
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lille spends 13 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size361.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLille devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports94.3M€26 %elsewhere: 24%more than elsewhere (24%)
- General administration93M€26 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Education and training58.4M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing37.9M€11 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Health and social action33.9M€9 %elsewhere: 14%less than elsewhere (14%)
- Environment19.4M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health17.3M€5 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action4.1M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport2.7M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending571.5 M€
Charges de personnel234M€41 %Achats et charges externes76.4M€13 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 25.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies46.4M€8 %Charges financières10.9M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)7.1M€1 %Revenue604.4 M€
Property tax in Lille
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Lille collected 197.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €831 per inhabitant
Of which 99 M€ of equipment. That is +78.9 % 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 · 362.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −6.0 % 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 · 42 contracts
Top supplier: Devianne Facades, 3.6 M€, lot 2a - gros Œuvre - démolition légère
All the town’s contracts (1,018)
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, 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.