Nord · Hauts-de-France · 99,679 residents
How much does Tourcoing spend?
Mayor: Doriane Becue since March 2026 · 53 town councillors
What the money pays for in Tourcoing
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Tourcoing spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size117.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteTourcoing devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration32.1M€27 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training26.2M€22 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Culture, youth and sports25.4M€22 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action13.6M€12 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing8.6M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health5.7M€5 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Environment3.3M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action1.4M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport1.1M€1 %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.
Spending159.2 M€
Charges de personnel72.6M€46 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 11.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies22.9M€14 %Achats et charges externes20.5M€13 %Charges financières4.1M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.7M€1 %Revenue158.6 M€
Property tax in Tourcoing
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Tourcoing collected 48.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €381 per inhabitant
Of which 24.8 M€ of equipment. That is +38.4 % 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 · 132.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −8.2 % 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 · 30 contracts
Top supplier: Idex Energies Vertes, 20 M€, marché d’exploitation des installations de chauffage, froid, ventilation, de production ECS, traitement des eaux…
All the town’s contracts (351)
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 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.