Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 16,963 residents
How much does Ambarès-et-Lagrave spend?
Mayor: David Poulain since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
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
- Education and training5M€32 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration4.3M€27 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.1M€20 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action2.7M€17 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing306k€2 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health297k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment40k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport34k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action6k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as 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.
Spending21.3 M€
Charges de personnel8.2M€38 %Achats et charges externes5M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 463 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.2M€10 %Impôts et taxes (charges)287k€1 %Charges financières240k€1 %Revenue20.6 M€
Property tax in Ambarès-et-Lagrave
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
invested in 2024 · €330 per inhabitant
Of which 3.7 M€ of equipment. That is +14.4 % 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 · 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
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
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.