Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 3,741 residents
How much does Meurchin spend?
Mayor: Cathy Wasylikow since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Meurchin
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Meurchin spends 23 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMeurchin devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€50 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports658k€16 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training601k€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action360k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing272k€7 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health89k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport32k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending4.6 M€
Charges de personnel2.7M€58 %Achats et charges externes864k€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 21 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies317k€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)81k€2 %Revenue4.1 M€
Property tax in Meurchin
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Meurchin collected 1.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €176 per inhabitant
Of which 520 k€ of equipment. That is +106.2 % 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 · 676 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −38.5 % 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.