Nord · Hauts-de-France · 7,418 residents
How much does Waziers spend?
Mayor: Steve Bansch since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Waziers
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Waziers spends 33 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteWaziers devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.6M€46 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training2.6M€26 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€16 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing768k€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action376k€4 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport134k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health22k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending12.4 M€
Charges de personnel5.9M€47 %Achats et charges externes3.2M€26 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 649 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€10 %Charges financières277k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)238k€2 %Revenue12.4 M€
Property tax in Waziers
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Waziers collected 3.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €221 per inhabitant
Of which 884 k€ of equipment. That is +11.4 % 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 · 7.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −20.1 % 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
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.