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Hérault · Occitanie · 2,584 residents

How much does Cers spend?

Mayor: Olivier Palanque since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+5.9 % vs 2023 · +29.7 % since 2019
1,171 € per inhabitant · 3.4 M€ collected · balance +356 k€
+5.9 % vs 2023 · +29.7 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending3 M€

Revenue3.4 M€

Property tax in Cers

43.65%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Cers collected 1.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.

What the town builds

971k€

invested in 2024 · €372 per inhabitant

Of which 864 k€ of equipment. That is +6.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding906 k€
Dotations et fonds propres548k€
Subventions d'investissement357k€
What is built or repaid971 k€
Dépenses d'équipement864k€
Emprunts et dettes107k€

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

Debt

407

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · 2.2 times less than in 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

371k€

in public contracts awarded in 2025 · 2 contracts

Top supplier: Brault Travaux Publics, 371 k€, aménagement de la rue P. Riquet - Rue des Berges - Rue des 2 mers

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: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025.

Compare with another town

Cers versus Caux
CersCaux
Local taxes
511 · 542per inhabitant
Debt
407 · 600per inhabitant
Gross savings
163 · 362per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.65 % · 38.4 % 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