Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,720 residents
How much does Santes spend?
Mayor: Hiazed Belabbes since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Santes
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Santes spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSantes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.6M€34 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.1M€23 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports794k€17 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing668k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action425k€9 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health128k€3 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport16k€0 %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.
Spending6.1 M€
Charges de personnel2.6M€43 %Achats et charges externes1.5M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 129 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies461k€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)79k€1 %Charges financières33k€1 %Revenue5.6 M€
Property tax in Santes
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Santes collected 2.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 52% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €232 per inhabitant
Of which 1 M€ of equipment. That is +90.8 % 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 · 3.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +52.5 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Ies, 65 k€, travaux de modifications des installations de chauffage et de ventilation de la salle Prévost de Santes - Chauffage…
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: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.