Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet · Tarn · Occitanie · 44,057 residents · Mayor: Florian Azéma
Castres
€75.2 million spent in 2025.
€1,706 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,855
Castres’s spending by policy area
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The 3 other items (1%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €75.2M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €24.8M (its accounts).
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- Barriac VI 813 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€691k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €2.8M
- Taquipneu1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€510k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €2M
- Insert Solutions EI5 contracts over 12 months to 4 years · at most ~€1.3M a year on average · 4 of them framework agreements (maximum envelopes)up to €1.4M
- SARL Castres Diesel4 contracts over 4 to 4 years · at most ~€320k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €1.3M
- Soc d'Équipement Manutent TRPT1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€295k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €1.2M
- Eiffage Route Grand Sud (Midi Pyrenees)2 contracts over 1 month to 7 monthsup to €1.1M
- Metal Concept 811 contract over 4 years · at most ~€207k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €828k
102 contracts signed in 2025 · €21M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Maintenance and repairsall suppliers together · contracts in the list: Barriac VI 81, SARL Castres Diesel, Soc d'Équipement Manutent TRPT, Metal Concept 81paid €2.2M
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €24.8M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€9.1M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €207 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Aménagement du quartier Laden-Petit Train2025 · 4 contracts€9.9M
- Aménagement cyclable avenue François Mitterrand et liaison avec la passerelle Saint-Roch2023 · Streets and transport · Guintoli€1.5M
- Faucardage le long des voiries et espaces verts communaux et ruraux2024 · Streets and transport · EURL du Bois de Gaix (Brenac Paysage Service // BPS)€1.4M
- Aménagement du chemin des Porches et du carrefour avec l’avenue Charles de Gaulle2023 · Streets and transport · Eiffage Route Sud Ouest (Tarn)€1.1M
- Réhabilitation du réseau d’éclairage public et de signalisation lumineuse2023 · Town planning and housing · Cegelec Rodez€1M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €531k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €69.2M · borrowing: €6.3M · spending: €75.2M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 359 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Castres
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownCastresPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,706 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération de Castres MazametWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€639 per resident
- DépartementTarnMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,376 per resident
- RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€542 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Castres: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Albi or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source