Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 7,770 residents
How much does Cavalaire-sur-Mer spend?
Mayor: Nicolas Rodriguez since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cavalaire-sur-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cavalaire-sur-Mer spends 156 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size20.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCavalaire-sur-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration7.3M€36 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.6M€13 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action2.1M€10 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport1.9M€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing1.7M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.4M€7 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health1.4M€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment805k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than 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.
Spending30.4 M€
Charges de personnel10M€33 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.4M€21 %Achats et charges externes3.4M€11 %Charges financières441k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)259k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles160k€1 %Revenue34.6 M€
Property tax in Cavalaire-sur-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Cavalaire-sur-Mer collected 23.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 69% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,328 per inhabitant
Of which 8.4 M€ of equipment. That is +3.0 % 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 · 13.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −18.1 % 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 2025 · 51 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Grand Sud (Cote D'Azur), 1.5 M€, réaménagement de l’avenue Mistral Phase 2
All the town’s contracts (330)
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Years set aside, amounts out of scale: 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.