Bordeaux Métropole · Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 268,822 residents · Mayor: Thomas Cazenave
Bordeaux
€538.7 million spent in 2025.
€2,004 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,861
Bordeaux’s spending by policy area
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The 4 other items (7%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €538.7M 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: €195.6M (its accounts).
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- Gaz de Bordeaux1 contract over 12 monthsup to €33M
- Algeco1 contract over 4.5 years · at most ~€6.8M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €30M
- Land'Act1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€1.5M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €6M
- Scoping - Société de Coordination d'Ordonnancement de Pilotage et d'Ingenierie (SCOP'Ing SA)1 contract over 3 years · at most ~€2M a year on average · contract with other holdersup to €5.9M
- Derichebourg Énergie E.P.1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€1.4M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €5.6M
- Keneo3 contracts over 1 month to 3 years · at most ~€1.2M a year on average · 2 of them framework agreements (maximum envelopes) · 2 with other holdersup to €2.6M
- Sportingsols2 contracts over 9 months to 3 years · at most ~€899k a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope)up to €2.1M
131 contracts signed in 2025 · €112.1M before tax · 10 contracts (€575k) left out of the total: copied or out-of-scale ceilings, duplicate publications · All contracts
Why this total differs from the €195.6M 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
€109.9M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €409 per resident. Towns of the same size: €340.
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- Travaux de réhabilitation des cours d’écoles et de crèches de la Ville de Bordeaux dans le cadre du projet Grandir Nature2023 · Schools · 3 contracts€27M
- Piscine Judaïque : conception-réalisation, rénovation, restructuration et Adap2023 · Culture, sport and youth · Bouygues Bâtiment Centre Sud-Ouest (Gca)€12.7M
- Conception-réalisation : réhabilitation et extension de la manufacture CDCN2024 · Dune Constructions€8.4M
- Bassin nordique et locaux d’accompagnement à la piscine Stéhélin2024 · Culture, sport and youth · Baudin Chateauneuf€6.9M
- Conception et Réalisation pour la réhabilitation du centre d’animation Grand Parc à Bordeaux2025 · Scoping - Société de Coordination d'Ordonnancement de Pilotage et d'Ingenierie (SCOP'Ing SA)€5.9M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €26M 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: €445.7M · borrowing: €91M · spending: €538.7M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
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 41 towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Who spends for the residents of Bordeaux
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownBordeauxPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€2,004 per resident
- IntercommunalityBordeaux MétropoleWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€1,706 per resident
- DépartementGirondeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,191 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 100,000 inhabitants and over 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 Bordeaux: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Mérignac 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