Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole · Nord · Hauts-de-France · 43,468 residents · Mayor: Laurent Degallaix
Valenciennes
€134.9 million spent in 2025.
€3,103 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,855
Valenciennes’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (3%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €134.9M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €53.3M (its accounts).
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- Totalenergies Électricité et Gaz France2 contracts over 3 years · at most ~€3M a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €9M
- Api Restauration1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€1.9M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €7.7M
- Mutuelle Nationale Territoriale MNT1 contract over 7 years · at most ~€686k a year on averageup to €4.8M
- Paw Architectes1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€800k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €3.2M
- Électricité de France1 contract over 3 years · at most ~€1M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €3M
- Collecteam1 contract over 7 years · at most ~€400k a year on averageup to €2.8M
- Entreprise Jean Lefebvre Nord (Ejl Nord Agence Grands Travaux)2 contracts over 9 months to 13 months · at most ~€2.2M a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope)up to €2.3M
109 contracts signed in 2025 · €53.9M before tax · 7 contracts (€16.6M) left out of the total: copied or out-of-scale ceilings, duplicate publications · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Electricity, gas and heatingall suppliers together · contracts in the list: Totalenergies Électricité et Gaz France, Électricité de Francepaid €2.1M
- Insuranceall suppliers together · contracts in the list: Mutuelle Nationale Territoriale MNT, Collecteampaid €446k
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €53.3M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€36.5M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €840 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Conception et construction d’un hôtel de police nationale et d’un hôtel de police municipale2023 · Public safety · BC Nord€32.3M
- Gros œuvre étendu2023 · Nord France Constructions€11.9M
- Construction du groupe scolaire Chasse Royale : gros œuvre étendu2023 · Schools · Nord France Constructions€11.8M
- Rénovation du clos couvert du musée des beaux-arts de Valenciennes2024 · Culture, sport and youth · 2 contracts€7.6M
- Aménagement et requalification du quartier avenue de Liège : voirie et réseaux d’assainissement2024 · Environment and cleanliness · Entreprise Jean Lefebvre Nord€6.4M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €3M given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €119.9M · borrowing: €9.5M · spending: €134.9M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 359 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Valenciennes
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownValenciennesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€3,103 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Valenciennes MétropoleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€937 per resident
- DépartementNordMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,308 per resident
- RegionHauts-de-FranceHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€628 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Valenciennes: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Wattrelos or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source