Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 3,496 residents
How much does Verquin spend?
Mayor: Sylvie Bauvais-Tassez since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Verquin
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Verquin spends 12 % less per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVerquin devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.2M€84 %elsewhere: 49%more than elsewhere (49%)
- Regional planning and housing115k€4 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training107k€4 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Culture, youth and sports99k€4 %elsewhere: 11%less than elsewhere (11%)
- Health and social action52k€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Environment15k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health15k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport34€elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending3.7 M€
Charges de personnel1.4M€38 %Achats et charges externes812k€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 45 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies203k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)45k€1 %Charges financières22k€1 %Revenue3.2 M€
Property tax in Verquin
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Verquin collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €344 per inhabitant
Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is +40.3 % 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 · 1.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −38.1 % 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
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.