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Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois · Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 616 residents · Mayor: J Michel Pujadas

Metz-en-Couture

€516,000 spent in 2025.

€837 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,011

Metz-en-Couture’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Equipment and works43%€223k
  • Staff costs31%€159k
  • Purchases and outside services18%€91k
  • Day-to-day management6%€33k
  • Interest on debt1%€4k
The 3 other items (1%)
  • Taxes paid1%€3k
  • Loans and debt< 1%€1k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€800

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €516k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies61%€315k

    Purchases, services and works.

  • The town’s staff31%€159k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other7%€35k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks1%€5k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies< 1%€2k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Investment and works

€223k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €363 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Roads and networks€192k
  • Buildings€26k
  • Land and landscaping€3k
  • Other works€3k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €507k · spending: €516k.

Breakdown of resources

  • State and other contributions48%€248k
  • Local taxes (property, second homes)27%€140k
  • Users and rents12%€61k
  • Other taxes and compensation5%€25k
  • Grants for works4%€20k
  • Inter-municipal body2%€10k
  • Other receipts1%€3k
  • Drawn from reserves2%€9k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€163 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €469

1 year of savings to repay it

€81 in 2019

€227 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €355

Property tax rate: 36.76%

€185 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Metz-en-Couture

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownMetz-en-CouturePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €837 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Sud-ArtoisWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €527 per resident
  • DépartementPas-de-CalaisMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,344 per resident
  • RegionHauts-de-FranceHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €628 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Metz-en-Couture: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source