Services 20 October 2026
Architectural services for building extensions
Aanstellen van een architect en scenograaf voor de renovatie en uitbreiding van het Hopmuseum.
- Who pays?
- Stad Poperinge
- Who carry it out?
- Not stated
Who makes decisions about Poperinge?
Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.
Your municipality
The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.
We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.
Recently discussed
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
- Proposal to recognize the Tibetan government-in-exile and impose sanctions
- Bill to recognise and compensate pesticide-related occupational illnesses
What did the municipal council decide?
The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.
Meeting of 31 August 2026
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Toekomststraat. Goedkeuring.
- Algemene zonale politieverordening Verkeer. Wijziging. Goedkeuring.
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Afbraak woningen Ieperstraat. Goedkeuring bestek, raming en plaatsingsprocedure.
- Samenwerkingsovereenkomst rond Kunstenbad 2026-2027. Goedkeuring.
- Algemene zonale politieverordening Openbare Orde. Wijziging. Goedkeuring.
- Actieplan geschiedenis van Poperinge. Goedkeuring.
- Overeenkomst E-boekendienst Cultuurconnect. Goedkeuring.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerverbod Mandeldreef. Goedkeuring.
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Oude-Provenstraat. Goedkeuring.
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Polenlaan. Goedkeuring.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Straatnaamgeving. Bouwproject Bellewijk. Principiële vaststelling.
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Duinkerkestraat. Goedkeuring.
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Mededelingen.
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Veurnestraat. Goedkeuring.
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Pottestraat. Goedkeuring.
- Gemeentelijk subsidiereglement ter ondersteuning en bevordering van de lokale economie in de woonkernen. Wijziging. Goedkeuring.
- Aanvullend reglement parkeerstroken Casselstraat. Goedkeuring.
- Woonmaatschappij Thuiswest. Toewijzingsreglement. Wijziging. Goedkeuring.
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Poperinge handle money?
From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.
Revenue
€ 3,318 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
17% more than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 3,386 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
17% more than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 2,306 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
82% more than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 174 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Poperinge spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 34%
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 18%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 16%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 6%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 6%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 2%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,906 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 3,386 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).
Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.
Subsidies for organisations from Poperinge
In 2025, 171 organisations from Poperinge received a total of € 29.8 million in subsidies.
The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.
Who received the most?
- STAD POPERINGE € 12,004,792
- ONZE-LIEVE-VROUW GASTHUIS € 7,702,223
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN POPERINGE € 5,891,238
- VRIJ SECUNDAIR ONDERWIJS POPERINGE - SINT-BERTINUS € 583,594
- KATHOLIEKE BASISSCHOLEN REGIO POPERINGE € 404,577
Work contracted out by public bodies in Poperinge
These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.
In 2026, they awarded 2 contracts, worth € 900,000 in total.
Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?
- Stad Poperinge 2 contracts
The latest contracts
Buying supplies 24 April 2026
Pharmaceutical products
Raamovereenkomst voor het leveren van medicatie, parafarmacie en farmaceutische zorg aan de woonzorgcentra van OCMW Alveringem, OCMW Heuvelland en OCMW Poperinge.
€ 900,000
maximum, over several years
- Who pays?
- Stad Poperinge
- Who carries it out?
- APOTHEEK DEBRUYNE-GRYSPEERDT
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.