Instead Calais’s economy suffered as Britain-bound migrants attempted to cross the border, while the UK Government showed no willing to take responsibility, she said.
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Calais today visiting a migrant reception centre and meeting Ms Bouchart, ahead of a meeting with Theresa May on Thursday.
He has already demanded the UK pays more money to France for it to control the border at Calais – an agreement made in the Le Touquet treaty which effectively allows Britain to establish its border in France, and France to run its border checks in Britain.
Ms Bouchart said British officials “didn’t intend” to renegotiate the terms of the Le Touquet agreement.
She told French news channel BFM TV: “We are the ones suffering the economic consequences of the [Le Touquet] border deal, which the British have no intention of renegotiating.”
She added: “Aid workers try to help them, and there are local shelters where they can seek assistance. But most don’t want our help. They put themselves in awful situations and don’t want anything from France.”
The right-wing mayor also called for a reinforced police presence in Calais to deal with the rise in crime.
She added: “There are between 400 and 600 migrants in Calais. They want to go to the UK and are always making trouble. They stop drivers and jump into UK-bound bound lorries.
“They storm the ring road leading to the port and attack riot police using metals bars and heavy objects, risking their lives and the lives of locals… The local population is tired of this situation, it’s unacceptable.”
The sprawling Jungle migrant camp in Calais was demolished in October 2016 and migrants were moved to reception centres across France.
But illegal, hidden campsites have emerged in woodland near the Channel port.
Charities repeatedly denounced police brutality against migrants, urging officials to improve migrants’ access to food, water, and other basic needs.
On Monday, the refugee charities Secours Catholique and L’Auberge des migrants filed a complaint against “persons unknown” for “degradation and destruction of goods” after branded sleeping bags they had loaned migrants were confiscated and thrown into the bin by police.
Last month, the charities had 700 sleeping bags emblazoned with their logo to “keep track” of how many were being stolen by police. Most, they say, have since been destroyed.
Vincent de Coninck, the head of Secours Catholique, told French media: “Out of respect for migrants, and for our donors of course, we cannot let these confiscations continue and have no choice but to file a criminal complaint.”
France received a record 100,000 asylum claims in 2017, making it one of Europe’s top migrant destinations.
Mr Macron, who is to meet with migrants and charities during his Calais trip, is to travel to the UK on Thursday for a French-British summit, where he is expected to ask Britain to share the burden of the migrant crisis with France.