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Hérault · Occitanie · 2,755 residents

How much does Balaruc-le-Vieux spend?

Mayor: Christian Ruis since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

4M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+2.5 % vs 2023 · −21.8 % since 2019
1,454 € per inhabitant · 4.4 M€ collected · balance +355 k€
+2.5 % vs 2023 · −21.8 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending4 M€

Revenue4.4 M€

Property tax in Balaruc-le-Vieux

44.62%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Balaruc-le-Vieux collected 1.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.2M€

invested in 2024 · €434 per inhabitant

Of which 912 k€ of equipment. That is +5.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding950 k€
Dotations et fonds propres659k€
Subventions d'investissement290k€
Emprunts et dettes800
What is built or repaid1.2 M€
Dépenses d'équipement912k€
Emprunts et dettes251k€

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

Debt

1,084

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +31.5 % 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

19k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Vallux, 19 k€, travaux de consolidation du mur gouttereau Sud de l’église Saint- Maurice de Balaruc-le-Vieux, réhabilitation de…

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, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Balaruc-le-Vieux versus Colombiers (Hérault)
Balaruc-le-VieuxColombiers
Local taxes
902 · 665per inhabitant
Debt
1,084 · 914per inhabitant
Gross savings
206 · 226per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
44.62 % · 42.47 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method