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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 4,791 residents

How much does Vermelles spend?

Mayor: Alain De Carrion since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

5.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+9.7 % vs 2023 · +17.1 % since 2019
1,073 € per inhabitant · 5.3 M€ collected · balance +146 k€
+9.7 % vs 2023 · +17.1 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Vermelles

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Vermelles spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.1 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVermelles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue5.3 M€

Property tax in Vermelles

38.29%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Vermelles collected 1.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.1M€

invested in 2024 · €221 per inhabitant

Of which 739 k€ of equipment. That is +63.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.1 M€
Emprunts et dettes634k€
Subventions d'investissement283k€
Dotations et fonds propres158k€
What is built or repaid1.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement739k€
Emprunts et dettes314k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

563

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.7 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −13.6 % 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.

Compare with another town

Vermelles versus Samer
VermellesSamer
Local taxes
564 · 599per inhabitant
Debt
563 · 1,134per inhabitant
Gross savings
26 · 210per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.29 % · 47.3 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method