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
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
- General administration2.8M€64 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
- Education and training537k€12 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Culture, youth and sports391k€9 %elsewhere: 11%less than elsewhere (11%)
- Regional planning and housing343k€8 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health155k€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Transport72k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment30k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action25k€1 %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.
Spending6.4 M€
Charges de personnel2.1M€33 %Achats et charges externes1.7M€27 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 43 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies190k€3 %Charges financières136k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)90k€1 %Revenue8.1 M€
Property tax in Merlimont
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
invested in 2024 · €631 per inhabitant
Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is +33.5 % 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 · 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
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.