Nord · Hauts-de-France · 29,344 residents
How much does Maubeuge spend?
Mayor: Arnaud Decagny since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Maubeuge
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Maubeuge spends 19 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size45.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMaubeuge devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration12.4M€27 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports11.4M€25 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training8M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action3.8M€8 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action3.5M€8 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health3M€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing1.8M€4 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment1.1M€3 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Transport149k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending74.7 M€
Charges de personnel26.5M€35 %Achats et charges externes12.2M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5M€7 %Charges financières2.9M€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)852k€1 %Revenue77 M€
Property tax in Maubeuge
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Maubeuge collected 17.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 23% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €910 per inhabitant
Of which 18.4 M€ of equipment. That is −0.3 % 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 · 96.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +15.9 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2023 · 14 contracts
Top supplier: Totalenergies Marketing France, 800 k€, 2023_053-Fourniture de carburant par carte carburant et services associés
All the town’s contracts (251)
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.
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.