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Nord · Hauts-de-France · 15,735 residents

How much does Wattignies spend?

Mayor: Frederic Faucomprez since March 2026 · 33 town councillors

22M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+3.8 % vs 2023 · +32.1 % since 2019
1,399 € per inhabitant · 23.3 M€ collected · balance +1.3 M€
+3.8 % vs 2023 · +32.1 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Wattignies

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

Wattignies spends 11 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size16.2 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteWattignies 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.

Revenue23.3 M€

Property tax in Wattignies

44.26%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.

In 2024, Wattignies collected 8.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.

What the town builds

5.7M€

invested in 2024 · €389 per inhabitant

Of which 5.1 M€ of equipment. That is +2.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding6 M€
Dotations et fonds propres2.2M€
Subventions d'investissement2M€
Emprunts et dettes1.9M€
What is built or repaid5.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement5.1M€
Emprunts et dettes586k€

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

Debt

361

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5.7 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −27.6 % 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

23k€

in public contracts awarded in 2020 · 4 contracts

Top supplier: Ovol France (Ovol), 12 k€, 20/09/MAR-Fourniture de papiers pour imprimantes, fax, copieurs et duplicopieurs.

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.

Compare with another town

Wattignies versus Sin-le-Noble
WattigniesSin-le-Noble
Local taxes
566 · 638per inhabitant
Debt
362 · 581per inhabitant
Gross savings
61 · 327per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
44.26 % · 42.33 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method