Aisne · Hauts-de-France · 29,367 residents
How much does Soissons spend?
Mayor: Alain Crémont since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Soissons
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Soissons spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size37.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSoissons devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration13.2M€35 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports7.2M€19 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training5.4M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing4.3M€11 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action4.2M€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health2.1M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport1M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action102k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Environment31k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending54.7 M€
Charges de personnel24.1M€44 %Achats et charges externes9.2M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.4M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)524k€1 %Charges financières485k€1 %Revenue60.5 M€
Property tax in Soissons
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Soissons collected 21 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €574 per inhabitant
Of which 14.6 M€ of equipment. That is −15.8 % 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 · 23.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 2.7 times more 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts
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: 2025, 2026.
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.