Métropole Européenne de Lille · Nord · Hauts-de-France · 240,523 residents · Mayor: Arnaud Deslandes
Lille
€526.6 million spent in 2025.
€2,189 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,861
Lille’s spending by policy area
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The 4 other items (2%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €526.6M 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: €179.1M (its accounts).
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- Atelier Roland Jeol1 contract over 7 years · at most ~€2.6M a year on average · contract with other holdersup to €18M
- Decitre1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€300k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.2M
- Artes Jeunesse1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€182k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €727k
- Société Régionale d'Espaces Verts et d'Environnement1 contract over 4 monthsup to €676k
- Claisse Environnement1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€163k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €650k
- Bois et Loisirs1 contract over 15 months · at most ~€480k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €600k
- A.T.W.1 contract over 2.5 years · at most ~€175k a year on averageup to €407k
41 contracts signed in 2025 · €23.8M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Books, newspapers and magazinesall suppliers together · contract in the list: Decitrepaid €938k
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €179.1M 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
€99.4M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €413 per resident. Towns of the same size: €340.
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- Passage en gazon synthétique du terrain de football du complexe Arthur Cornette2024 · Culture, sport and youth · Société Régionale d'Espaces Verts et d'Environnement€980k
- Accessibilité PMR du centre social Salengro et du théâtre Massenet2024 · Culture, sport and youth · 3 contracts€507k
- Mise en accessibilité de l’école Roland Lamartine à Lomme2023 · Schools · SA Barbieux€478k
- Accessibilité PMR de la piscine de Lomme2024 · Culture, sport and youth · 2 contracts€457k
- Gros œuvre2024 · Métropole Construction€348k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €1.2M 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: €482.7M · borrowing: €59.7M · spending: €526.6M.
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 41 towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Who spends for the residents of Lille
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownLillePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€2,189 per resident
- IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de LilleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€1,015 per resident
- DépartementNordMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,308 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 100,000 inhabitants and over 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 Lille: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Roubaix 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