Gard · Occitanie · 8,770 residents
How much does Aigues-Mortes spend?
Mayor: Cédric Bonato since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Aigues-Mortes
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Aigues-Mortes spends 79 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size16 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAigues-Mortes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Regional planning and housing3.7M€23 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- General administration3.5M€22 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Health and social action2.3M€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.8M€11 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training1.3M€8 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health1.3M€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment940k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport583k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action538k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending20.1 M€
Charges de personnel8.9M€44 %Achats et charges externes4.4M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 169 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.6M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)213k€1 %Charges financières187k€1 %Revenue20.5 M€
Property tax in Aigues-Mortes
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Aigues-Mortes collected 7.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €565 per inhabitant
Of which 3.9 M€ of equipment. That is +68.5 % 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 · 9.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −25.6 % 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 · 23 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Établissement de Nimes), 2.4 M€, travaux de réfection et d entretien de voirie communale
All the town’s contracts (115)
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.