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Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 11,232 residents

How much does Biganos spend?

Mayor: Bruno Lafon since March 2026 · 32 town councillors

17.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+4.7 % vs 2023 · +8.8 % since 2019
1,568 € per inhabitant · 18.2 M€ collected · balance +536 k€
+4.7 % vs 2023 · +8.8 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Biganos

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Biganos spends 5 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size12.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBiganos devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue18.2 M€

Property tax in Biganos

24.98%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.

In 2024, Biganos collected 5.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 29% of its revenue.

What the town builds

5.1M€

invested in 2024 · €477 per inhabitant

Of which 4.3 M€ of equipment. That is +10.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding2.5 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.7M€
Subventions d'investissement767k€
What is built or repaid5.1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement4.3M€
Emprunts et dettes640k€
Autres immobilisations financières139k€

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

Debt

842

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 9.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −36.3 % 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

93k€

in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Korero, 93 k€, le projet concerne la construction d’un ensemble bâti en tiers lieu citoyen sur le territoire de la commune de Biganos…

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: 2023, 2024.

Compare with another town

Biganos versus Arcachon
BiganosArcachon
Local taxes
962 · 2,212per inhabitant
Debt
842 · 3,134per inhabitant
Gross savings
273 · 807per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
24.98 % · 42.4 % 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