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Tarn-et-Garonne · Occitanie · 1,503 residents

How much does Bessens spend?

Mayor: Adrien Raphet since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+41.6 % vs 2023 · +11.0 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,292 € per inhabitant · 1.8 M€ collected · balance -134 k€
+41.6 % vs 2023 · +11.0 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending1.9 M€

Revenue1.8 M€

Property tax in Bessens

53%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Bessens collected 626 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.

What the town builds

952k€

invested in 2024 · €631 per inhabitant

Of which 845 k€ of equipment. That is +120.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding280 k€
Dotations et fonds propres194k€
Subventions d'investissement86k€
What is built or repaid952 k€
Dépenses d'équipement845k€
Emprunts et dettes106k€

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

Debt

688

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −33.3 % 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.

What the town buys

1.4M€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 16 contracts

Top supplier: Flores TP, 398 k€, réhabilitation de l’église désacralisée de Lapeyrière.: Lot 1: Terrassement / VRD

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: 2021, 2025.

Compare with another town

Bessens versus Caylus
BessensCaylus
Local taxes
428 · 659per inhabitant
Debt
688 · 1,495per inhabitant
Gross savings
363 · 164per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
53 % · 48.13 % 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