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Hérault · Occitanie · 5,648 residents

How much does Bessan spend?

Mayor: Stéphane Pépin-Bonet since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

6.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−2.1 % vs 2023 · −24.4 % since 2019
1,087 € per inhabitant · 7.7 M€ collected · balance +1.5 M€
−2.1 % vs 2023 · −24.4 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Bessan

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Bessan spends 15 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.9 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBessan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue7.7 M€

Property tax in Bessan

41.66%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Bessan collected 2.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.7M€

invested in 2024 · €345 per inhabitant

Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is −20.9 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.1 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.5M€
Subventions d'investissement555k€
Emprunts et dettes89k€
What is built or repaid1.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.3M€
Emprunts et dettes412k€

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

Debt

800

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +8.2 % 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

815k€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Societe de Canalisations Atlantique Mediterranee Travaux Publics Scam TP, 815 k€, lOT N°1 RESEAUX - Travaux de réhabilitation du réseau d’assainissement, de busage d’un fossé pluvial et de voirie…

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: 2025.

Compare with another town

Bessan versus Saint-Georges-d'Orques
BessanSaint-Georges-d'Orques
Local taxes
622 · 729per inhabitant
Debt
800 · 737per inhabitant
Gross savings
191 · 49per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
41.66 % · 45.95 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method