Which town in Hauts-de-France has the least debt per inhabitant?

Pecquencourt (Nord) is the least indebted town in Hauts-de-France, with debt of €0 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 least indebted towns in Hauts-de-France?

In order: Pecquencourt (€0), Marcq-en-Barœul (€0), Villers-Cotterêts (€0), Bondues (€1), Mons-en-Barœul (€1), Hem (€2), La Gorgue (€2), Liancourt (€5), Fouquières-lès-Lens (€5), and Roncq (€21).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the most debt per inhabitant?

Maubeuge (Nord) is the most indebted town in Hauts-de-France, with debt of €3,481 per inhabitant. See the most indebted towns in Hauts-de-France.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

225 out of 3,782. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.

Least Indebted Towns in Hauts-de-France (2026): Debt per Inhabitant

This ranking covers 225 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Maubeuge (Nord) comes last with €3,481.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least indebted towns in Hauts-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Pecquencourt	Nord (59)	0	6,334
2	Marcq-en-Barœul	Nord (59)	0	40,930
3	Villers-Cotterêts	Aisne (02)	0	10,885
4	Bondues	Nord (59)	1	9,932
5	Mons-en-Barœul	Nord (59)	1	21,244
6	Hem	Nord (59)	2	18,719
7	La Gorgue	Nord (59)	2	5,672
8	Liancourt	Oise (60)	5	6,855
9	Fouquières-lès-Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5	6,119
10	Roncq	Nord (59)	21	14,157
11	Feignies	Nord (59)	48	6,765
12	Montigny-en-Gohelle	Pas-de-Calais (62)	57	9,784
13	Ronchin	Nord (59)	106	19,943
14	Erquinghem-Lys	Nord (59)	112	5,386
15	Villers-Saint-Paul	Oise (60)	120	6,567
16	Gouvieux	Oise (60)	123	9,286
17	Coudekerque-Branche	Nord (59)	123	21,033
18	Courcelles-lès-Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	126	7,860
19	La Madeleine	Nord (59)	127	22,006
20	Blendecques	Pas-de-Calais (62)	138	5,077
21	Bailleul	Nord (59)	139	14,960
22	Quesnoy-sur-Deûle	Nord (59)	146	6,866
23	Marles-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	185	5,430
24	Beuvry	Pas-de-Calais (62)	220	9,344
25	Escaudain	Nord (59)	220	9,080
26	Mouvaux	Nord (59)	228	13,558
27	Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes	Nord (59)	228	7,147
28	Wormhout	Nord (59)	229	5,676
29	Chauny	Aisne (02)	241	12,024
30	Pérenchies	Nord (59)	244	8,519
31	Croix	Nord (59)	254	20,790
32	Isbergues	Pas-de-Calais (62)	254	8,748
33	Flines-lez-Raches	Nord (59)	254	5,830
34	Dainville	Pas-de-Calais (62)	269	5,771
35	Libercourt	Pas-de-Calais (62)	279	8,008
36	Lesquin	Nord (59)	290	9,691
37	Saint-Martin-Boulogne	Pas-de-Calais (62)	293	11,038
38	Leers	Nord (59)	312	9,579
39	Annezin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	316	5,882
40	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Oise (60)	316	5,869
41	Calonne-Ricouart	Pas-de-Calais (62)	316	5,393
42	Tergnier	Aisne (02)	320	13,213
43	Longuenesse	Pas-de-Calais (62)	321	11,039
44	Montataire	Oise (60)	329	14,387
45	Lestrem	Pas-de-Calais (62)	335	5,095
46	Haillicourt	Pas-de-Calais (62)	345	5,094
47	Estaires	Nord (59)	349	6,648
48	Mazingarbe	Pas-de-Calais (62)	367	8,246
49	Linselles	Nord (59)	368	8,249
50	Marck	Pas-de-Calais (62)	370	10,616
51	Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Oise (60)	371	5,590
52	Lambersart	Nord (59)	379	27,572
53	Albert	Somme (80)	380	9,668
54	Saint-André-lez-Lille	Nord (59)	382	13,354
55	Somain	Nord (59)	382	11,837
56	Wattignies	Nord (59)	383	15,725
57	Coulogne	Pas-de-Calais (62)	391	5,630
58	Douvrin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	403	5,930
59	Wingles	Pas-de-Calais (62)	412	8,765
60	Bauvin	Nord (59)	414	5,295
61	Cucq	Pas-de-Calais (62)	419	5,210
62	Bohain-en-Vermandois	Aisne (02)	420	5,671
63	Billy-Montigny	Pas-de-Calais (62)	427	7,975
64	Nieppe	Nord (59)	429	7,846
65	Ostricourt	Nord (59)	431	6,124
66	La Chapelle-d'Armentières	Nord (59)	436	8,824
67	Mouy	Oise (60)	445	5,371
68	Barlin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	447	7,374
69	Vendin-le-Vieil	Pas-de-Calais (62)	449	8,596
70	Seclin	Nord (59)	463	13,360
71	Dourges	Pas-de-Calais (62)	467	6,164
72	Clermont	Oise (60)	472	10,726
73	Beaurains	Pas-de-Calais (62)	473	5,621
74	Neuville-en-Ferrain	Nord (59)	473	10,074
75	Houplines	Nord (59)	475	8,030
76	Audruicq	Pas-de-Calais (62)	480	5,366
77	Saint-Laurent-Blangy	Pas-de-Calais (62)	486	6,520
78	Divion	Pas-de-Calais (62)	489	6,802
79	Bully-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	496	12,241
80	La Bassée	Nord (59)	497	6,687
81	Lillers	Pas-de-Calais (62)	503	10,302
82	Bousbecque	Nord (59)	513	5,036
83	Templeuve-en-Pévèle	Nord (59)	518	7,308
84	Sin-le-Noble	Nord (59)	518	16,154
85	Amiens	Somme (80)	520	139,183
86	Margny-lès-Compiègne	Oise (60)	520	8,854
87	Trith-Saint-Léger	Nord (59)	527	6,107
88	Longueau	Somme (80)	532	5,726
89	Brebières	Pas-de-Calais (62)	538	5,355
90	Laon	Aisne (02)	541	24,809
91	Santes	Nord (59)	551	5,712
92	Wambrechies	Nord (59)	556	11,134
93	Harnes	Pas-de-Calais (62)	563	12,334
94	Doullens	Somme (80)	574	5,938
95	Rouvroy	Pas-de-Calais (62)	574	8,580
96	Achicourt	Pas-de-Calais (62)	574	8,029
97	Fenain	Nord (59)	576	5,488
98	Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem	Pas-de-Calais (62)	586	5,992
99	Laventie	Pas-de-Calais (62)	587	5,137
100	Flers-en-Escrebieux	Nord (59)	587	5,454

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The least indebted towns in Hauts-de-France

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