Hérault · Occitanie · 6,634 residents
How much does Castries spend?
Mayor: Pierre-Marie Carvajal since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Castries
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Castries spends 14 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCastries devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training1.6M€27 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration1.2M€20 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports895k€15 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action892k€15 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing784k€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health353k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action80k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment76k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport-35€elsewhere: 3%less than 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.
Spending7.8 M€
Charges de personnel2.9M€37 %Achats et charges externes1.5M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 166 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.4M€17 %Charges financières129k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)112k€1 %Revenue8.5 M€
Property tax in Castries
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Castries collected 4.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 57% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €297 per inhabitant
Of which 1 M€ of equipment. That is −26.7 % 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 · 5.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −21.1 % 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 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: Sole traders, 239 k€, mission de maitrise d’œuvre pour la restauration des dépendances du château de Castries
All the town’s contracts (114)
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: 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.