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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,720 residents

How much does Santes spend?

Mayor: Hiazed Belabbes since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

6.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+12.9 % vs 2023 · +40.8 % since 2019
1,060 € per inhabitant · 5.6 M€ collected · balance -451 k€
+12.9 % vs 2023 · +40.8 % since 2019

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

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.

Revenue5.6 M€

Property tax in Santes

42.71%

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

1.4M€

invested in 2024 · €232 per inhabitant

Of which 1 M€ of equipment. That is +90.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding501 k€
Dotations et fonds propres458k€
Subventions d'investissement42k€
What is built or repaid1.4 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1M€
Emprunts et dettes306k€

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

Debt

589

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

990k€

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

Santes versus Flines-lez-Raches
SantesFlines-lez-Raches
Local taxes
589 · 407per inhabitant
Debt
589 · 292per inhabitant
Gross savings
73 · 150per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.71 % · 36.84 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method