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Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves · Hautes-Pyrénées · Occitanie · 2,956 residents · Mayor: Gaëlle Vallin

Argelès-Gazost

€5.5 million spent in 2025.

€1,863 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,229

Argelès-Gazost’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Staff costs28%€1.6M
  • Day-to-day management20%€1.1M
  • Purchases and outside services20%€1.1M
  • Equipment and works17%€952k
  • Loans and debt6%€340k
  • Grants and endowments paid back4%€214k
The 4 other items (4%)
  • Operations on behalf of others2%€87k
  • Taxes paid1%€63k
  • Interest on debt1%€59k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€22k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €5.5M spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies37%€2.1M

    Purchases, services and works. See the names ↓

  • The town’s staff28%€1.6M

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other25%€1.4M

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks7%€398k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies3%€141k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €2.1M (its accounts).

Click a name to see its contracts

15 published contracts · €2.1M before tax

Why this total differs from the €2.1M of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2021 to 2025, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€952k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €322 per resident. Towns of the same size: €322.

  • Roads and networks€305k
  • Buildings€184k
  • Equipment and vehicles€51k
  • Other works€412k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €5.1M · borrowing: €250k · spending: €5.5M.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€1,570 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €601

5.7 years of savings to repay it

€2,352 in 2019

€673 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €441

Property tax rate: 46.55%

These taxes are also paid by owners who do not live in the town (second homes, businesses), who are not counted in its population.

€520 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Argelès-Gazost

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownArgelès-GazostPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,863 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des GavesWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €1,198 per resident
  • DépartementHautes-PyrénéesMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,683 per resident
  • RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €542 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Argelès-Gazost: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source