Aisne · Hauts-de-France · 54,166 residents
How much does Saint-Quentin spend?
Mayor: Frédérique Macarez since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Quentin
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Quentin spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size77.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Quentin devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration28.1M€36 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports18.4M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training11.4M€15 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Health and social action6.3M€8 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing4.8M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health3.5M€5 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Environment2.7M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport1.6M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action808k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending104.7 M€
Charges de personnel38.9M€37 %Achats et charges externes27.5M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies9.9M€9 %Charges financières956k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)895k€1 %Revenue113.2 M€
Property tax in Saint-Quentin
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Saint-Quentin collected 48.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €475 per inhabitant
Of which 20 M€ of equipment. That is −0.7 % 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 · 43.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −23.2 % 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 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: SARL S.M.T.E., 9.5 M€, fourniture de chaleur régulée et services associés dont garantie totale des installations pour la Ville de…
All the town’s contracts (1,066)
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: 2019, 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.