Aude · Occitanie · 12,974 residents
How much does Castelnaudary spend?
Mayor: Philippe Greffier since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Castelnaudary
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Castelnaudary spends 4 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCastelnaudary devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration6.3M€44 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.4M€24 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€8 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Environment449k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health398k€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action318k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport273k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action40k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending20.8 M€
Charges de personnel8.6M€41 %Achats et charges externes3.9M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 743 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.3M€6 %Charges financières265k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)224k€1 %Revenue25.5 M€
Property tax in Castelnaudary
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Castelnaudary collected 7.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €552 per inhabitant
Of which 5.6 M€ of equipment. That is +1.8 % 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 · 9.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −23.3 % 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 · 12 contracts
Top supplier: S.RESEAUX Environnement, 1.3 M€, restructuration complète et mise en sécurité de l’avenue Georges Pompidou - Lot 2 - Réseaux humides
All the town’s contracts (220)
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
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.