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Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France · 3,365 residents

How much does Wizernes spend?

Mayor: Dominique Lanoy since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

3.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+26.4 % vs 2023 · +5.2 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,146 € per inhabitant · 3.7 M€ collected · balance -124 k€
+26.4 % vs 2023 · +5.2 % since 2019

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 Wizernes

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

Wizernes spends 10 % less per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.6 M€

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

Revenue3.7 M€

Property tax in Wizernes

41.08%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Wizernes collected 1.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.3M€

invested in 2024 · €390 per inhabitant

Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is +97.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding855 k€
Dotations et fonds propres556k€
Subventions d'investissement299k€
What is built or repaid1.3 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.1M€
Emprunts et dettes207k€

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

Debt

709

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.4 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +17.7 % 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

Wizernes versus Frévent
WizernesFrévent
Local taxes
587 · 466per inhabitant
Debt
709 · 659per inhabitant
Gross savings
99 · 61per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
41.08 % · 49.91 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method