Hérault · Occitanie · 5,648 residents
How much does Bessan spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Pépin-Bonet since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
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
- General administration2.3M€47 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Security and public health712k€15 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training699k€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing674k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports188k€4 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Environment136k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport89k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action55k€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action36k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending6.1 M€
Charges de personnel2M€32 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 192 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€19 %Impôts et taxes (charges)73k€1 %Charges financières65k€1 %Revenue7.7 M€
Property tax in Bessan
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
invested in 2024 · €345 per inhabitant
Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is −20.9 % 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 · 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
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
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.