Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,349 residents
How much does Wervicq-Sud spend?
Mayor: David Heiremans since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Wervicq-Sud
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Wervicq-Sud spends 6 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteWervicq-Sud devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2M€39 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training965k€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing719k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action684k€13 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports683k€13 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health86k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action9k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending8.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.7M€32 %Achats et charges externes1.5M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 241 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies567k€7 %Charges financières119k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)80k€1 %Revenue6.7 M€
Property tax in Wervicq-Sud
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Wervicq-Sud collected 2.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €646 per inhabitant
Of which 3.2 M€ of equipment. That is +103.5 % 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 · 3.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.2 times more than in 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.