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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 3,837 residents

How much does Lourches spend?

Mayor: Dalila Duwez-Guesmia since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

4.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+11.6 % vs 2023 · −34.3 % since 2019
1,073 € per inhabitant · 3.8 M€ collected · balance -306 k€
+11.6 % vs 2023 · −34.3 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Lourches

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

Lourches spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.3 M€

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

Revenue3.8 M€

Property tax in Lourches

49.24%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Lourches collected 1.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.

What the town builds

704k€

invested in 2024 · €178 per inhabitant

Of which 513 k€ of equipment. That is +115.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding15 k€
Dotations et fonds propres9k€
Subventions d'investissement6k€
What is built or repaid704 k€
Dépenses d'équipement513k€
Emprunts et dettes191k€

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

Debt

738

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.8 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −26.4 % 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.

Compare with another town

Lourches versus Rœulx
LourchesRœulx
Local taxes
531 · 415per inhabitant
Debt
738 · 98per inhabitant
Gross savings
100 · 127per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
49.24 % · 41.4 % 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