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Landes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 1,954 residents

How much does Benquet spend?

Mayor: Pierre Mallet since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

1.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−6.5 % vs 2023 · +2.4 % since 2019
571 € per inhabitant · 1.5 M€ collected · balance +380 k€
−6.5 % vs 2023 · +2.4 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending1.1 M€

Revenue1.5 M€

Property tax in Benquet

29.8%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Benquet collected 695 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.

What the town builds

242k€

invested in 2024 · €137 per inhabitant

Of which 161 k€ of equipment. That is −41.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding518 k€
Emprunts et dettes276k€
Dotations et fonds propres182k€
Subventions d'investissement60k€
What is built or repaid242 k€
Dépenses d'équipement161k€
Emprunts et dettes81k€

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

Debt

731

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.4 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −3.3 % 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.

Compare with another town

Benquet versus Mées
BenquetMées
Local taxes
256 · 579per inhabitant
Debt
731 · 81per inhabitant
Gross savings
64 · 224per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
29.8 % · 30.92 % 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