Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 6,962 residents
How much does Loos-en-Gohelle spend?
Mayor: Geoffrey Mathon since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Loos-en-Gohelle
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Loos-en-Gohelle spends 10 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLoos-en-Gohelle devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.7M€57 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Urban planning, environment955k€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training751k€12 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Social action and health494k€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture361k€6 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Sports and youth180k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Family (childcare)1k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Housing351€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending9.9 M€
Charges de personnel3.8M€38 %Achats et charges externes2M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 125 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies792k€8 %Charges financières133k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)133k€1 %Revenue9.8 M€
Property tax in Loos-en-Gohelle
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Loos-en-Gohelle collected 2.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €454 per inhabitant
Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +58.0 % 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 · 5.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −26.9 % 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.
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.