Nord · Hauts-de-France · 43,467 residents
How much does Valenciennes spend?
Mayor: Laurent Degallaix since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Valenciennes
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Valenciennes spends 16 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size65.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteValenciennes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration17.7M€27 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports12.2M€19 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Regional planning and housing11.1M€17 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Education and training9M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action6.9M€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport4.9M€8 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment2.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.3M€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action170k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending92.1 M€
Charges de personnel33.8M€37 %Achats et charges externes14.7M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies11.4M€12 %Charges financières1.2M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)884k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles621k€1 %Revenue101.7 M€
Property tax in Valenciennes
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Valenciennes collected 40.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €664 per inhabitant
Of which 24.1 M€ of equipment. That is +18.1 % 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 · 59.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +10.5 % 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 2026 · 127 contracts
Top supplier: Valenciennes Stationnement, 49.7 M€, contrat de délégation pour la gestion du stationnement payant sur voirie et en parc clos sur le territoire de la…
All the town’s contracts (551)
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.