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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 668 residents

How much does Saint-Waast spend?

Mayor: Eric Hiroux since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

474k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−9.7 % vs 2023 · −8.9 % since 2019
709 € per inhabitant · 544 k€ collected · balance +70 k€
−9.7 % vs 2023 · −8.9 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending474 k€

Revenue544 k€

Property tax in Saint-Waast

29.58%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Saint-Waast collected 142 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.

What the town builds

47k€

invested in 2024 · €74 per inhabitant

Of which 42 k€ of equipment. That is −48.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding33 k€
Subventions d'investissement22k€
Dotations et fonds propres12k€
What is built or repaid47 k€
Dépenses d'équipement42k€
Emprunts et dettes5k€

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

Debt

121

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 81 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · −49.1 % 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-Waast versus Ebblinghem
Saint-WaastEbblinghem
Local taxes
290 · 182per inhabitant
Debt
121 · 60per inhabitant
Gross savings
126 · 136per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
29.58 % · 27.65 % 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