Nord · Hauts-de-France · 41,024 residents
How much does Wattrelos spend?
Mayor: Dominique Baert since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Wattrelos
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Wattrelos spends 3 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size51.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteWattrelos devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration21.2M€41 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training9.9M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports8.3M€16 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action5M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing3.9M€8 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health1.6M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment1.5M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action191k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport43k€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.
Spending62.2 M€
Charges de personnel35.6M€57 %Achats et charges externes9.4M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.1M€10 %Charges financières2.1M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)808k€1 %Revenue61.8 M€
Property tax in Wattrelos
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Wattrelos collected 21.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €198 per inhabitant
Of which 4.2 M€ of equipment. That is +3.2 % 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 · 52 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −8.0 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 36 contracts
Top supplier: Pomona, 770 k€, le présent marché vise à la fourniture de denrées alimentaires destinées à la préparation des repas distribués dans…
All the town’s contracts (130)
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 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.