Tarn · Occitanie · 51,317 residents
How much does Albi spend?
Mayor: Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Albi
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Albi spends 21 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size58.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAlbi devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training13.5M€23 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- General administration13M€22 %elsewhere: 28%less than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports13M€22 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action8.8M€15 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Regional planning and housing4.9M€8 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health3.3M€6 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action1.5M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment214k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport172k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending81.7 M€
Charges de personnel32.6M€40 %Achats et charges externes14.9M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies10.7M€13 %Charges financières980k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)739k€1 %Revenue73 M€
Property tax in Albi
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Albi collected 36.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €426 per inhabitant
Of which 15.9 M€ of equipment. That is +25.4 % 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 · 50.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −25.3 % 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 2025 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Evoluprint, 615 k€, impression du magazine municipal de la ville d’Albi - Albi Mag
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: 2024, 2025.
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.