Aude · Occitanie · 47,345 residents
How much does Carcassonne spend?
Mayor: Christophe Barthès since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Carcassonne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Carcassonne spends 1 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size61.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCarcassonne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration17.9M€29 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports12.5M€20 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Regional planning and housing8.7M€14 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Education and training8.1M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health7M€11 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment5.3M€9 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport1.1M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Health and social action804k€1 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Economic action497k€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.
Spending86.4 M€
Charges de personnel35.9M€42 %Achats et charges externes16.2M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies8.6M€10 %Charges financières1.5M€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.1M€1 %Revenue96.1 M€
Property tax in Carcassonne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Carcassonne collected 32 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €483 per inhabitant
Of which 14.7 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 · 59.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −12.2 % 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 · 101 contracts
Top supplier: Philippe Vediaud Publicite, 10.2 M€, concession de service de mobilier urbain, de supports de l’information municipale et d’affichage publicitaire
All the town’s contracts (1,323)
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, 2019, 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.