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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 11,480 residents

How much does Méricourt spend?

Mayor: Fabrice Planque since March 2026 · 33 town councillors

17.4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+0.9 % vs 2023 · −16.5 % since 2019
1,517 € per inhabitant · 18.6 M€ collected · balance +1.1 M€
+0.9 % vs 2023 · −16.5 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue18.6 M€

Property tax in Méricourt

63.55%

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

3.5M€

invested in 2024 · €297 per inhabitant

Of which 2.4 M€ of equipment. That is −1.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.2 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.8M€
Emprunts et dettes1M€
Subventions d'investissement347k€
What is built or repaid3.5 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.4M€
Emprunts et dettes1M€
Autres immobilisations financières94k€

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

Debt

796

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

Méricourt versus Nœux-les-Mines
MéricourtNœux-les-Mines
Local taxes
564 · 481per inhabitant
Debt
796 · 998per inhabitant
Gross savings
64 · 52per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
63.55 % · 57.75 % 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