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Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 3,884 residents

How much does Carnoules spend?

Mayor: Christophe Cortes since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

5.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+17.0 % vs 2023 · −2.3 % since 2019
1,306 € per inhabitant · 5.2 M€ collected · balance +131 k€
+17.0 % vs 2023 · −2.3 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Carnoules

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

Carnoules spends 3 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.3 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCarnoules 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.

Revenue5.2 M€

Property tax in Carnoules

40%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Carnoules collected 2.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 48% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.7M€

invested in 2024 · €489 per inhabitant

Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is +48.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding1 M€
Dotations et fonds propres965k€
Subventions d'investissement64k€
What is built or repaid1.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.5M€
Emprunts et dettes204k€
Autres immobilisations financières18

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

Debt

944

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 3.7 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −15.0 % 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

1.5M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 8 contracts

Top supplier: Horizon Batiment, 583 k€, mapa 25-01 création d’un espace santé lot 1 travaux préparatoires, terrassements, gros oeuvre, façade

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: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Carnoules versus La Croix-Valmer
CarnoulesLa Croix-Valmer
Local taxes
759 · 2,995per inhabitant
Debt
944 · 3,333per inhabitant
Gross savings
284 · 1,216per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
40 % · 29.4 % 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