Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe · Guadeloupe · Guadeloupe · 9,601 residents · Mayor: André Atallah
Basse-Terre
€28.5 million spent in 2025.
€2,972 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,532
Basse-Terre’s spending by policy area
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The 2 other items (2%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €28.5M 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: €8.4M (its accounts).
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- Upcoop1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€456k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.8M
- Feelin'Green2 contracts over 10 months to 3 years · at most ~€612k a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope) · 1 with other holdersup to €1.1M
- Société Antillaise de Travaux Publics2 contracts over 6 months to 11 months · at most ~€460k a year on averageup to €460k
- Soc Maintenance Entretien1 contract over 3 years · at most ~€74k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €221k
- Urba1 contract over 8 monthsup to €215k
- Kemet Constructions1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€50k a year on averageup to €200k
- Sulo Caraibes1 contract over 12 monthsup to €112k
14 contracts signed in 2025 · €4.5M before tax · 1 contract (€16.9M) left out of the total: a copied or out-of-scale ceiling, or a duplicate publication
Why this total differs from the €8.4M 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
€5M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €518 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Enrobés : réfection et reprise partielle de voiries communales2023 · Streets and transport · Société Générale de Travaux€3.6M
- Peinture et ravalement dans les bâtiments communaux2025 · Administration and shared services · Feelin'Green€750k
- Curage, dépose et retrait des matériaux contenant de l’amiante2025 · Société Antillaise de Travaux Publics€396k
- Travaux de construction de terrain de basket 3 x 3 a petit paris près de la résidence fougasse2024 · Feelin'Green€134k
- Mise en sécurité avant désamiantage du bâtiment tivoli ar 5102024 · Société Antillaise de Travaux Publics€111k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €27.1M · borrowing: €4k · spending: €28.5M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
€903 of local taxes per resident
Towns of the same size: €563
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 Basse-Terre
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownBasse-TerrePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€2,972 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Grand Sud CaraïbeWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€528 per resident
- DépartementGuadeloupeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€2,262 per resident
- RegionGuadeloupeHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€1,238 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 Basse-Terre: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Saint-Claude 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