Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 26,435 residents
How much does Biarritz spend?
Mayor: Serge Blanco since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Biarritz
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Biarritz spends 44 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size49.4 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBiarritz devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration14.2M€29 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports10.5M€21 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action5.1M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing5M€10 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Education and training4.1M€8 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health3.8M€8 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport3.2M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment3.2M€6 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action292k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending74.7 M€
Charges de personnel28.3M€38 %Achats et charges externes12.8M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 5.6 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.9M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.2M€2 %Charges financières954k€1 %Revenue86.5 M€
Property tax in Biarritz
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Biarritz collected 34.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €922 per inhabitant
Of which 13.7 M€ of equipment. That is −3.8 % 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 · 76.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +11.5 % 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 2026 · 39 contracts
Top supplier: Valmont France, 3.3 M€, accord-cadre à bons de commande portant sur la fourniture de supports d’éclairage public et de signalisation lumineuse…
All the town’s contracts (448)
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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.