Nord · Hauts-de-France · 99,314 residents
How much does Roubaix spend?
Mayor: David Guiraud since March 2026 · 53 town councillors
What the money pays for in Roubaix
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Roubaix spends 9 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size156.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRoubaix devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports45.5M€29 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- General administration32.7M€21 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training22.2M€14 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action20.8M€13 %elsewhere: 13%same as elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing14.3M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health10.1M€6 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Environment4.7M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport3.2M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action2.7M€2 %elsewhere: 1%more 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.
Spending190.2 M€
Charges de personnel90.8M€48 %Achats et charges externes34.8M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 12.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies24.9M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)2.8M€1 %Charges financières2.2M€1 %Revenue210 M€
Property tax in Roubaix
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Roubaix collected 42.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 20% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €356 per inhabitant
Of which 18.9 M€ of equipment. That is −11.3 % 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 · 102.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −13.9 % 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 2026 · 9 contracts
Top supplier: Idverde, 2.1 M€, travaux de création d’espaces verts, de rénovation et d’entretient de terrains de tennis en terre battue et création…
All the town’s contracts (487)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.