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Aude · Occitanie · 794 residents

How much does Bages spend?

Mayor: Jean-Louis Rio since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+32.5 % vs 2023 · +55.4 % since 2019

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

2,242 € per inhabitant · 1.5 M€ collected · balance -263 k€
+32.5 % vs 2023 · +55.4 % 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.

Spending1.8 M€

Revenue1.5 M€

Property tax in Bages

62.95%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Bages collected 633 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.

What the town builds

791k€

invested in 2024 · €931 per inhabitant

Of which 676 k€ of equipment. That is +97.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding409 k€
Subventions d'investissement224k€
Dotations et fonds propres185k€
Emprunts et dettes186
What is built or repaid791 k€
Dépenses d'équipement676k€
Emprunts et dettes114k€

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

Debt

752

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 597 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · −21.7 % 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.

Compare with another town

Bages versus Douzens
BagesDouzens
Local taxes
929 · 546per inhabitant
Debt
752 · 169per inhabitant
Gross savings
150 · -125per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
62.95 % · 51.4 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method