Hautes-Pyrénées · Occitanie · 7,276 residents
How much does Bagnères-de-Bigorre spend?
Mayor: Nicole Darrieutort since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bagnères-de-Bigorre
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bagnères-de-Bigorre spends 47 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBagnères-de-Bigorre devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.4M€31 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.8M€16 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Economic action1.5M€14 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Education and training1.5M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport735k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health363k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action325k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment85k€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.
Spending16.9 M€
Charges de personnel5.7M€34 %Achats et charges externes4M€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 426 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies889k€5 %Charges financières309k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)272k€2 %Revenue18.1 M€
Property tax in Bagnères-de-Bigorre
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bagnères-de-Bigorre collected 6.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €708 per inhabitant
Of which 2.9 M€ of equipment. That is +31.2 % 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 · 16.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −9.7 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 19 contracts
Top supplier: Modulem, 530 k€, bâtiment modulaire TCE
All the town’s contracts (309)
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.