Somme · Hauts-de-France · 2,607 residents
How much does Mers-les-Bains spend?
Mayor: Emmanuel Maquet since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Mers-les-Bains
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Mers-les-Bains spends 140 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMers-les-Bains devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Transport1.8M€33 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- General administration1.5M€29 %elsewhere: 49%less than elsewhere (49%)
- Culture, youth and sports802k€15 %elsewhere: 11%more than elsewhere (11%)
- Regional planning and housing656k€12 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training281k€5 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health126k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action62k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action49k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment5k€0 %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.
Spending9.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.4M€26 %Achats et charges externes1.6M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 131 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€11 %Charges financières210k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)137k€1 %Revenue9.4 M€
Property tax in Mers-les-Bains
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Mers-les-Bains collected 3.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,421 per inhabitant
Of which 3.6 M€ of equipment. That is −8.1 % 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 · 8.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +78.9 % 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 2025 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Lecat Bois, 230 k€, rEHABILITATION DE LA GALERIE BARNI - lot 3 Charpente Ossature Escalier et plancher bois
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: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.