Nord · Hauts-de-France · 16,160 residents
How much does Saint-Amand-les-Eaux spend?
Mayor: Fabien Roussel since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux spends 38 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size25.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Amand-les-Eaux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.5M€25 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Health and social action5.7M€22 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing4.4M€17 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training3.9M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.7M€14 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Environment1.1M€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport254k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health200k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
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.
Spending38.4 M€
Charges de personnel15.1M€39 %Achats et charges externes9.4M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.1M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)631k€2 %Charges financières573k€1 %Revenue40.7 M€
Property tax in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux collected 10.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €585 per inhabitant
Of which 7 M€ of equipment. That is +33.2 % 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 · 23.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −26.5 % 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.