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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 4,656 residents

How much does Saint-Nicolas spend?

Mayor: Stéphane Fournier since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+7.3 % vs 2023 · −18.5 % since 2019
1,076 € per inhabitant · 4.6 M€ collected · balance -379 k€
+7.3 % vs 2023 · −18.5 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue4.6 M€

Property tax in Saint-Nicolas

36.75%

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

705k€

invested in 2024 · €145 per inhabitant

Of which 552 k€ of equipment. That is +18.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding145 k€
Dotations et fonds propres104k€
Subventions d'investissement40k€
Emprunts et dettes325
What is built or repaid705 k€
Dépenses d'équipement552k€
Emprunts et dettes152k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

373

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

Saint-Nicolas versus Auchy-les-Mines
Saint-NicolasAuchy-les-Mines
Local taxes
570 · 656per inhabitant
Debt
373 · 698per inhabitant
Gross savings
39 · 121per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
36.75 % · 49.44 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method