Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 15,263 residents
How much does Saint-Omer spend?
Mayor: François Decoster since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Omer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Omer spends 15 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Omer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.7M€38 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.2M€22 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.3M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.3M€9 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health756k€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment696k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action458k€3 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport401k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action84k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending26.1 M€
Charges de personnel8M€30 %Achats et charges externes3.8M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.6M€10 %Charges financières423k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)218k€1 %Revenue28.7 M€
Property tax in Saint-Omer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Saint-Omer collected 8.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €731 per inhabitant
Of which 8.8 M€ of equipment. That is −12.0 % 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 · 18.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −14.7 % 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 · 68 contracts
Top supplier: Eurovia Pas de Calais, 4.9 M€, tF
All the town’s contracts (410)
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: 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.