Nord · Hauts-de-France · 21,062 residents
How much does Wasquehal spend?
Mayor: Stéphanie Ducret since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Wasquehal
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Wasquehal spends 7 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size29.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteWasquehal devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration13.3M€46 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training5.6M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action4.1M€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.1M€11 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Regional planning and housing2M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health919k€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment76k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action41k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport6k€0 %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.
Spending35.6 M€
Charges de personnel18.1M€51 %Achats et charges externes6.3M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.2M€12 %Charges financières399k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)390k€1 %Revenue45.2 M€
Property tax in Wasquehal
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Wasquehal collected 15.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €294 per inhabitant
Of which 4.5 M€ of equipment. That is −11.7 % 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 · 13.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −23.6 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Sud Service SAS, 233 k€, nettoyage des salles de sport
All the town’s contracts (106)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 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.