Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée · Hérault · Occitanie · 7,238 residents · Mayor: Christophe Rioust
Balaruc-les-Bains
€26.2 million spent in 2025.
€3,620 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,532
Balaruc-les-Bains’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (2%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €26.2M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €12.6M (its accounts).
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- Arts et Techniques du Carrelage1 contract over 2.5 years · at most ~€508k a year on averageup to €1.3M
- Belle Environnement1 contract over 22 months · at most ~€202k a year on averageup to €371k
- Établissements Agniel1 contract over 3 monthsup to €218k
- Smacl Assurances1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€49k a year on averageup to €195k
- Constructions Mecaniques Automat Rivard1 contract over 2 years · at most ~€91k a year on averageup to €183k
- Antea France1 contract over 14 months · at most ~€103k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €120k
- Meditrag2 contracts over 2 months to 3 monthsup to €93k
18 contracts signed in 2025 · €2.9M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Insuranceall suppliers together · contract in the list: Smacl Assurancespaid €115k
- Vehicle purchasesall suppliers together · contract in the list: Constructions Mecaniques Automat Rivardpaid €29k
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €12.6M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€9.2M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €1,271 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Restructuration de l’établissement thermal de Balaruc-les-Bains : ventilation2024 · Culture, sport and youth · Thermatic€5.1M
- Aménagement de la nouvelle mairie dans les locaux de l’ancienne clinique Plein Soleil2024 · Administration and shared services · 10 contracts€1.4M
- Rénovation du carrelage de l’établissement thermal2025 · Arts et Techniques du Carrelage€1.3M
- Nouvelle mairie, ancienne clinique Plein Soleil2024 · Administration and shared services · 2 contracts€1.2M
- Établissement thermal, restructuration des secteurs de soins : faux plafonds2024 · Culture, sport and youth€736k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €45k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €22M · borrowing: €3.4M · spending: €26.2M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
€917 of local taxes per resident
Towns of the same size: €563
Property tax rate: 49.59%
These taxes are also paid by owners who do not live in the town (second homes, businesses), who are not counted in its population.
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 1,216 towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Balaruc-les-Bains
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownBalaruc-les-BainsPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€3,620 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle MéditerranéeWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€793 per resident
- DépartementHéraultMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,372 per resident
- RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€542 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Balaruc-les-Bains: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Vendargues or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source