Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 11,480 residents
How much does Méricourt spend?
Mayor: Fabrice Planque since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Méricourt
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Méricourt spends 5 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size13.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMéricourt devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.9M€43 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training2.4M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.3M€16 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action1.8M€13 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing1M€7 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport305k€2 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Environment137k€1 %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.
Spending17.4 M€
Charges de personnel8.6M€49 %Achats et charges externes3.8M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 45 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)255k€1 %Charges financières153k€1 %Revenue18.6 M€
Property tax in Méricourt
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Méricourt collected 5.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €297 per inhabitant
Of which 2.4 M€ of equipment. That is −1.7 % 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 · 9.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +16.3 % 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.