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Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 16,963 residents

How much does Ambarès-et-Lagrave spend?

Mayor: David Poulain since March 2026 · 33 town councillors

21.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+5.9 % vs 2023 · −13.5 % since 2019
1,258 € per inhabitant · 20.6 M€ collected · balance -699 k€
+5.9 % vs 2023 · −13.5 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Ambarès-et-Lagrave

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Ambarès-et-Lagrave spends 20 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15.7 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAmbarès-et-Lagrave devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue20.6 M€

Property tax in Ambarès-et-Lagrave

50.93%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.

In 2024, Ambarès-et-Lagrave collected 12.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 60% of its revenue.

What the town builds

5.4M€

invested in 2024 · €330 per inhabitant

Of which 3.7 M€ of equipment. That is +14.4 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.4 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.6M€
Emprunts et dettes600k€
Subventions d'investissement288k€
What is built or repaid5.4 M€
Dépenses d'équipement3.7M€
Emprunts et dettes1.7M€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

728

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 12.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −10.9 % 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

1.1M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 5 contracts

Top supplier: Constructions Dasse, 538 k€, remplacement d’un bâtiment modulaire à l’école du bourg d' Ambarès-et-Lagrave

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: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Ambarès-et-Lagrave versus Cestas
Ambarès-et-LagraveCestas
Local taxes
709 · 1,153per inhabitant
Debt
728 · 362per inhabitant
Gross savings
132 · 117per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
50.93 % · 36.9 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method