Hérault · Occitanie · 7,841 residents
How much does Baillargues spend?
Mayor: Jean-Luc Meissonnier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Baillargues
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Baillargues spends 9 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size8.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBaillargues devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.1M€35 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing1.8M€21 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.5M€17 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.3M€14 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action684k€8 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health369k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport225€elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending13.4 M€
Charges de personnel5.5M€41 %Achats et charges externes2.4M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 117 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies730k€5 %Charges financières258k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)195k€1 %Revenue11.6 M€
Property tax in Baillargues
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Baillargues collected 7.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 67% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €572 per inhabitant
Of which 3.5 M€ of equipment. That is +41.4 % 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 · 6.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −30.4 % 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 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Paris Nord Assurances Services, 490 k€, la Ville de Baillargues procède à une consultation en vue de souscrire les contrats d’assurances qui constituent…
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, 2026. Years set aside, amounts out of scale: 2025.
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.