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Aude · Occitanie · 262 residents

How much does Arques spend?

Mayor: Géraldine Gracia since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

439k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+64.9 % vs 2023 · +41.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,675 € per inhabitant · 473 k€ collected · balance +34 k€
+64.9 % vs 2023 · +41.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending439 k€

Revenue473 k€

Property tax in Arques

60.38%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Arques collected 138 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.

What the town builds

226k€

invested in 2024 · €899 per inhabitant

Of which 198 k€ of equipment. That is +470.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding174 k€
Dotations et fonds propres64k€
Emprunts et dettes60k€
Subventions d'investissement51k€
What is built or repaid226 k€
Dépenses d'équipement198k€
Emprunts et dettes28k€

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

Debt

1,571

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 412 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · −25.2 % 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

4.7M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 20 contracts

Top supplier: Eiffage Route Nord Est (Artois Littoral Coquelles), 1.5 M€, aménagement de la rue jean jaurès d’Arques - assainissement - voirie - signalisation - mobilier - espaces verts

All the town’s contracts (74)

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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Arques versus Cailhau
ArquesCailhau
Local taxes
530 · 630per inhabitant
Debt
1,571 · 1,098per inhabitant
Gross savings
248 · 264per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
60.38 % · 59.12 % 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