Haute-Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 5,626 residents
How much does Ambazac spend?
Mayor: Peggy Bariat since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ambazac
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ambazac spends 3 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAmbazac devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.3M€42 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€18 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training967k€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing383k€7 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment352k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action217k€4 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport169k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action80k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health67k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending7.7 M€
Charges de personnel3.4M€44 %Achats et charges externes1.5M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 287 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies657k€9 %Charges financières224k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)129k€2 %Revenue9.4 M€
Property tax in Ambazac
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Ambazac collected 3.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €324 per inhabitant
Of which 1.2 M€ of equipment. That is −5.2 % 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 · 6.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −45.8 % 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 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Hydro Compreignac, 242 k€, achat Electricité renouvelable 2026-2034
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: 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.