Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 5,059 residents
How much does Bazas spend?
Mayor: Isabelle Dexpert since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bazas
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bazas spends 4 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBazas devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.9M€38 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training916k€18 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment582k€12 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing484k€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports469k€9 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport334k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action115k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action105k€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Security and public health97k€2 %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.
Spending6.7 M€
Charges de personnel2.6M€38 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 129 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies497k€7 %Charges exceptionnelles244k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)80k€1 %Charges financières40k€1 %Revenue5.6 M€
Property tax in Bazas
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Bazas collected 1.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €406 per inhabitant
Of which 1.7 M€ of equipment. That is +19.9 % 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 · 2.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −40.8 % 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 2024 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Alliaserv Nouvelle Aquitaine, 127 k€, rénovation des installations de production de chaleur de l’école maternelle et de l’Ancienne Mairie
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: 2024.
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.