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Gers · Occitanie · 129 residents

How much does Bars spend?

Mayor: Patrick Ducournau since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

117k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−47.1 % vs 2023 · +38.9 % since 2019

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

908 € per inhabitant · 170 k€ collected · balance +53 k€
−47.1 % vs 2023 · +38.9 % 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.

Spending117 k€

Revenue170 k€

Property tax in Bars

50%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, Bars collected 55 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.

What the town builds

42k€

invested in 2024 · €292 per inhabitant

Of which 12 k€ of equipment. That is −61.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding53 k€
Dotations et fonds propres52k€
Emprunts et dettes1k€
What is built or repaid42 k€
Emprunts et dettes17k€
Autres immobilisations financières13k€
Dépenses d'équipement12k€

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

Debt

1,268

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 164 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · +1.0 % 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

Bars versus Lagarde (Gers)
BarsLagarde
Local taxes
422 · 400per inhabitant
Debt
1,268 · 158per inhabitant
Gross savings
227 · 21per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
50 % · 55 % 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