Koksijde

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.

Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.

How does Koksijde 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.

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 438 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Koksijde spend the most on?

Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).

• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 22%
• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 21%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 11%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 9%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 7%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 6%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 3,872 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 5,089 (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 Koksijde

In 2025, 122 organisations from Koksijde received a total of € 43.3 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?

1. INSPIRANT € 17.9 million€ 17,857,909
2. GEMEENTE KOKSIJDE € 13.9 million€ 13,943,348
3. HVZ HULPVERLENINGSZONE BRANDWEER WESTHOEK € 3.6 million€ 3,614,720
4. KONINGIN ELISABETH INSTITUUT € 2.5 million€ 2,479,859
5. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN KOKSIJDE € 1.9 million€ 1,884,346

Work contracted out by public bodies in Koksijde

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 11 contracts, worth € 14 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Brandweer Westhoek 3 contracts
2. Intercommunale Waterleidingsmaatschappij van Veurne-Ambacht 2 contracts
3. Koningin Elisabeth Instituut 2 contracts
4. Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Koksijde 2 contracts
5. Gemeente Koksijde 2 contracts

The latest contracts