Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,693 residents
How much does Sainghin-en-Weppes spend?
Mayor: Matthieu Corbillon since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Sainghin-en-Weppes
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sainghin-en-Weppes spends 23 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSainghin-en-Weppes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.8M€40 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.4M€30 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports837k€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing203k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action150k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health84k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport50k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action392€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment224€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.
Spending8.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.6M€30 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 224 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies498k€6 %Charges financières210k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)71k€1 %Revenue8.9 M€
Property tax in Sainghin-en-Weppes
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Sainghin-en-Weppes collected 2.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €700 per inhabitant
Of which 3.7 M€ of equipment. That is +117.8 % 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 · 9.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 30.2 times more than in 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.