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Métropole Européenne de Lille · Nord · Hauts-de-France · 15,951 residents · Mayor: Frederic Faucomprez

Wattignies

€18.8 million spent in 2025.

€1,181 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,688

Wattignies’s spending by policy area

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Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.

Where the money goes

The €18.8M 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: €7.6M (its accounts).

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10 published contracts · €255k before tax

Why this total differs from the €7.6M of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2019 to 2020, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€1.7M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €105 per resident. Towns of the same size: €363.

Click a policy to see its works and building sites

In addition, €3k 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: €19.5M · borrowing: €1M · spending: €18.8M.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€383 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €800

6.1 years of savings to repay it

€450 in 2019

€508 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €637

Property tax rate: 44.26%

€453 in 2021

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 568 towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Who spends for the residents of Wattignies

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownWattigniesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,181 per resident
  • IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de LilleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €1,015 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 10,000 to 20,000 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.

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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