Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 51,121 residents
How much does Arles spend?
Mayor: Patrick De Carolis since March 2026 · 44 town councillors
What the money pays for in Arles
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Arles spends 19 % more per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size88 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteArles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration33.8M€38 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Education and training17.4M€20 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Culture, youth and sports14.1M€16 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Security and public health7.3M€8 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Health and social action5.6M€6 %elsewhere: 13%less than elsewhere (13%)
- Environment3.1M€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action2.7M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport2.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing1.7M€2 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
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.
Spending118.4 M€
Charges de personnel55.3M€47 %Achats et charges externes16.2M€14 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.7 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies14.3M€12 %Charges financières3.4M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.3M€1 %Revenue114.1 M€
Property tax in Arles
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Arles collected 50 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 44% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €519 per inhabitant
Of which 18.7 M€ of equipment. That is +7.3 % 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 · 91.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · −13.8 % 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 · 23 contracts
Top supplier: Societe Braja Vesigne, 4.9 M€, aménagement d’une Voie Verte - Lot 4 : Voirie et réseaux humides
All the town’s contracts (518)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 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.