Nord · Hauts-de-France · 5,790 residents
How much does Wormhout spend?
Mayor: David Calcoen since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Wormhout
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Wormhout spends 8 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteWormhout devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.6M€29 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.2M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports991k€18 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing870k€16 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health320k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action263k€5 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport245k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment3k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action1k€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.
Spending7.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.6M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.4M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 135 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies662k€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)56k€1 %Charges financières46k€1 %Revenue8.7 M€
Property tax in Wormhout
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Wormhout collected 2.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €520 per inhabitant
Of which 2.6 M€ of equipment. That is +27.3 % 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 · 1.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −12.8 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Chevalier Nord, 450 k€, lot 02 - maçonnerie-taille de pierre
All the town’s contracts (110)
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, 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.