Gers · Occitanie · 24,115 residents
How much does Auch spend?
Mayor: Camille Bonne since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Auch
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Auch spends 26 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size23.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteAuch devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11.3M€49 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training3.8M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.8M€12 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.9M€8 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Environment1.5M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health573k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action21k€0 %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.
Spending38 M€
Charges de personnel14.2M€37 %Achats et charges externes7.3M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 961 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.8M€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)489k€1 %Charges financières404k€1 %Revenue37.4 M€
Property tax in Auch
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Auch collected 20 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 53% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €611 per inhabitant
Of which 11.3 M€ of equipment. That is +20.7 % 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 · 21 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −6.1 % 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 · 32 contracts
Top supplier: Upcoop, 2.6 M€, émission, livraison et gestion de titres restaurant dématérialisés pour le personnel de la ville d’Auch, du grand Auch…
All the town’s contracts (291)
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: 2019, 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.