Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 3,660 residents
How much does Sainte-Catherine spend?
Mayor: Séverine Lechon since March 2026 · 22 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Sainte-Catherine
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sainte-Catherine spends 30 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSainte-Catherine devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.2M€52 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training500k€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports381k€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing126k€6 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Health and social action40k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport27k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less 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.
Spending3.8 M€
Charges de personnel1.1M€29 %Achats et charges externes827k€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 24 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies210k€5 %Charges financières35k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)25k€1 %Revenue3.8 M€
Property tax in Sainte-Catherine
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Sainte-Catherine collected 1.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €453 per inhabitant
Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is +271.9 % 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 · 809 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 3.4 times less than in 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.