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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 2,599 residents

How much does Watten spend?

Mayor: Eric Blin since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

2.4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+12.8 % vs 2023 · +14.6 % since 2019
910 € per inhabitant · 2.3 M€ collected · balance -36 k€
+12.8 % vs 2023 · +14.6 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending2.4 M€

Revenue2.3 M€

Property tax in Watten

45.29%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Watten collected 771 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.

What the town builds

402k€

invested in 2024 · €155 per inhabitant

Of which 402 k€ of equipment. That is +4,214.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding154 k€
Subventions d'investissement102k€
Dotations et fonds propres52k€
What is built or repaid402 k€
Dépenses d'équipement402k€

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

Debt

1

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +17.0 % 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

Watten versus Frelinghien
WattenFrelinghien
Local taxes
329 · 414per inhabitant
Debt
1 · 710per inhabitant
Gross savings
82 · 95per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
45.29 % · 35.5 % 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