Oise · Hauts-de-France · 15,805 residents
How much does Senlis spend?
Mayor: Pascale Mathiault since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Senlis
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Senlis spends 36 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size24.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSenlis devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.2M€25 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports5.1M€21 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training4.3M€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.9M€12 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport2.2M€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action1.9M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health1.8M€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action111k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment62k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending32.8 M€
Charges de personnel13.8M€42 %Achats et charges externes8.4M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 350 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.7M€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)737k€2 %Charges financières203k€1 %Revenue34.7 M€
Property tax in Senlis
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Senlis collected 14 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €516 per inhabitant
Of which 6.5 M€ of equipment. That is −16.5 % 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 · 10.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −37.0 % 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 · 40 contracts
Top supplier: Champagne Construction Renovation, 2.7 M€, travaux de maçonnerie et pierre de taille pour la restauration du Château Royal
All the town’s contracts (299)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Years set aside, amounts out of scale: 2022.
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.