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Ardèche · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 232 residents

How much does Bessas spend?

Mayor: Sylvie Cheyrezy Née Rouveyrol since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

198k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−4.4 % vs 2023 · −5.9 % since 2019
855 € per inhabitant · 223 k€ collected · balance +25 k€
−4.4 % vs 2023 · −5.9 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending198 k€

Revenue223 k€

Property tax in Bessas

27.14%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Bessas collected 72 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.

What the town builds

37k€

invested in 2024 · €171 per inhabitant

Of which 32 k€ of equipment. That is +50.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding14 k€
Dotations et fonds propres14k€
What is built or repaid37 k€
Dépenses d'équipement32k€
Emprunts et dettes4k€

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

Debt

71

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 17 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · 2.1 times more 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.

Compare with another town

Bessas versus Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne
BessasSaint-Cirgues-en-Montagne
Local taxes
231 · 1,043per inhabitant
Debt
71 · 5,555per inhabitant
Gross savings
219 · 617per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
27.14 % · 29.3 % 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