Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 7,909 residents
How much does Bassens spend?
Mayor: Alexandre Rubio since March 2026 · 28 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bassens
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bassens spends 61 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size13 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBassens devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.1M€32 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.2M€17 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing2M€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Health and social action1.9M€15 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training1.8M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health524k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action285k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment33k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport32k€0 %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.
Spending18.2 M€
Charges de personnel8.2M€45 %Achats et charges externes2.9M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 349 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.5M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)282k€2 %Charges financières146k€1 %Revenue18.2 M€
Property tax in Bassens
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bassens collected 6.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €700 per inhabitant
Of which 4.2 M€ of equipment. That is −15.7 % 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 · 7.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +57.3 % 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 · 13 contracts
Top supplier: Cepeca, 1.5 M€, travaux de réseaux de génie civil et d’éclairage public sur le territoire de la ville de Bassens
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, 2025, 2026.
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.