Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 31,161 residents
How much does Bègles spend?
Mayor: Christian Bagate since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bègles
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bègles spends 21 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size32.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBègles devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training9.5M€30 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration9.1M€28 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports6.6M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action5M€16 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health587k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment562k€2 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action439k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing370k€1 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
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.
Spending45.7 M€
Charges de personnel19.7M€43 %Achats et charges externes6.7M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies5.2M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)616k€1 %Revenue45.2 M€
Property tax in Bègles
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Bègles collected 28.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 63% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €473 per inhabitant
Of which 12.2 M€ of equipment. That is +80.1 % 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 · 2.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 4.1 times less than in 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Constructions Dasse, 11 M€, marché subséquent de travaux pour la construction de l’école primaire Jacques Prévert en bâtiment modulaires à…
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, 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.