Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 47,747 residents
How much does Aubagne spend?
Mayor: Jean-Pierre Squillari since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Aubagne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Aubagne spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size68.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAubagne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration18.9M€27 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training13.9M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports13.4M€19 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action9.2M€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health5.6M€8 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment3.2M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing3.1M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport990k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action416k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending96.9 M€
Charges de personnel44.2M€46 %Achats et charges externes16.9M€17 %Charges financières7.3M€8 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.2M€1 %Revenue93.8 M€
Property tax in Aubagne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Aubagne collected 45.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €466 per inhabitant
Of which 11.3 M€ of equipment. That is +24.4 % 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 · 133 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −17.5 % 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Electricite Industrielle J. P. Fauche, 160 k€, mAINTENANCE ETENDUE PREVENTIVE CORRECTIVE DES EQUIPEMENTS DE SECURITE INCENDIE SSI, DE DESENFUMAGE ET DE LUTTE CONTRE…
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: 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.