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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 3,437 residents

How much does Merlimont spend?

Mayor: Mary Bonvoisin Alves Dos Santos since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

6.4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+14.3 % vs 2023 · +9.7 % since 2019
1,849 € per inhabitant · 8.1 M€ collected · balance +1.8 M€
+14.3 % vs 2023 · +9.7 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Merlimont

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

Merlimont spends 49 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.3 M€

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

Revenue8.1 M€

Property tax in Merlimont

32.1%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Merlimont collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.1M€

invested in 2024 · €631 per inhabitant

Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is +33.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.9 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.2M€
Subventions d'investissement618k€
Emprunts et dettes6k€
What is built or repaid2.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.6M€
Emprunts et dettes499k€

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

Debt

1,330

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.6 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −8.9 % 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

Merlimont versus Saint-Léonard (Pas-de-Calais)
MerlimontSaint-Léonard
Local taxes
1,079 · 785per inhabitant
Debt
1,330 · 237per inhabitant
Gross savings
595 · 102per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
32.1 % · 51.77 % 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