Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 4,656 residents
How much does Saint-Nicolas spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Fournier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Nicolas
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Nicolas spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Nicolas devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€35 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- General administration1.3M€28 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing939k€21 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training462k€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action277k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more 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.
Spending5 M€
Charges de personnel2.6M€51 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 87 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies466k€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)70k€1 %Charges financières49k€1 %Revenue4.6 M€
Property tax in Saint-Nicolas
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Nicolas collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €145 per inhabitant
Of which 552 k€ of equipment. That is +18.8 % 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 · 1.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −10.5 % 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.