Landes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 9,464 residents
How much does Capbreton spend?
Mayor: Louis Galdos since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Capbreton
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Capbreton spends 61 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCapbreton devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.1M€33 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.2M€20 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Environment1.7M€11 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action1.5M€10 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€7 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health1.1M€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training966k€6 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action526k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport432k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending23.1 M€
Charges de personnel9.2M€40 %Achats et charges externes4.3M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 263 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.8M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)246k€1 %Charges financières133k€1 %Revenue27 M€
Property tax in Capbreton
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Capbreton collected 11.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €818 per inhabitant
Of which 6.7 M€ of equipment. That is +21.5 % 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 · 8.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −44.7 % 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 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Soc Exploit Ets Jean Lavignotte, 375 k€, location d’un chargeur avec chauffeur
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: 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.