Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque · Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 26,498 residents · Mayor: Serge Blanco
Biarritz
€72.7 million spent in 2025.
€2,745 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,855
Biarritz’s spending by policy area
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Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €72.7M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €24.3M (its accounts).
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- Eurovia Aquitaine1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€1.3M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €5M
- Dalkia1 contract over 5 years · at most ~€622k a year on averageup to €3.1M
- Engie Énergie Services (Agence Garonne)1 contract over 5 years · at most ~€399k a year on averageup to €2M
- Titulaire sans SIRET10 contracts over 2 months to 3 years · at most ~€612k a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope)up to €794k
- Soc Exploit Entr Jean Pierre Guichard3 contracts over 2 months to 3 years · at most ~€233k a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope)up to €551k
- S.A.R.L. CMB2 contracts over 7 months · at most ~€427k a year on averageup to €427k
- Izarlink1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€96k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €400k
69 contracts signed in 2025 · €16.5M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Maintenance and repairsall suppliers together · contract in the list: Engie Énergie Services (Agence Garonne)paid €1.4M
- Phone and internetall suppliers together · contract in the list: Izarlinkpaid €34k
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €24.3M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€11.8M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €446 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Divers travaux de voirie2025 · Streets and transport · Eurovia Aquitaine€5M
- Confortement des falaises de la côte des Basques, zone sud : phase 22023 · SAS Minage Travaux Publics & Speciaux€4.7M
- Accord-cadre à bons de commande travaux de régalage du sable des plages…2024 · Town planning and housing · Entreprise Canalisations Réseaux Divers€2M
- Éclairage public et signalisation lumineuse sur la commune et le territoire du S.I.A.Z.I.M2024 · Town planning and housing · E.T.P.M. de Travaux Publics Multiples€2M
- Requalification de la rue Gambetta à Biarritz : terrassement, voirie, réseau pluvial2024 · Environment and cleanliness · Colas France (Établissement Cote Basque)€990k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €693k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €71.4M · borrowing: €5k · spending: €72.7M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
€1,280 of local taxes per resident
Towns of the same size: €766
Property tax rate: 28.65%
These taxes are also paid by owners who do not live in the town (second homes, businesses), who are not counted in its population.
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 359 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Biarritz
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownBiarritzPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€2,745 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération du Pays BasqueWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€607 per resident
- DépartementPyrénées-AtlantiquesMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,203 per resident
- RegionNouvelle-AquitaineHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€519 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Biarritz: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Hendaye or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source