Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 265,255 residents
How much does Bordeaux spend?
Mayor: Thomas Cazenave since March 2026 · 65 town councillors
What the money pays for in Bordeaux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Bordeaux spends 1 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size356.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBordeaux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports104M€29 %elsewhere: 24%more than elsewhere (24%)
- General administration77.9M€22 %elsewhere: 27%less than elsewhere (27%)
- Health and social action75.5M€21 %elsewhere: 14%more than elsewhere (14%)
- Education and training66.4M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health11.3M€3 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Transport7M€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing6.7M€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action5.5M€2 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Environment1.7M€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending533.8 M€
Charges de personnel173M€32 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 49.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies94.2M€18 %Achats et charges externes83.5M€16 %Charges financières6.7M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)5M€1 %Revenue583.5 M€
Property tax in Bordeaux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Bordeaux collected 302.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 52% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €671 per inhabitant
Of which 141.3 M€ of equipment. That is +45.6 % 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 · 355.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · +33.7 % 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 · 30 contracts
Top supplier: Indigo Voirie (Moovia), 80 M€, contrôle et gestion du stationnement payant sur voirie pour le compte de la ville de Bordeaux avec fourniture et…
All the town’s contracts (532)
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: 2018, 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.