Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 16,925 residents
How much does Châteaurenard spend?
Mayor: Marcel Martel since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Châteaurenard
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Châteaurenard spends 10 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size17.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteChâteaurenard devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration7M€40 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training2.7M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.5M€14 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Security and public health2M€11 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing1.9M€11 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action882k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport423k€2 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action92k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment44k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less 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.
Spending25 M€
Charges de personnel9.1M€36 %Achats et charges externes4.1M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 859 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.5M€14 %Impôts et taxes (charges)350k€1 %Charges financières209k€1 %Revenue28.1 M€
Property tax in Châteaurenard
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Châteaurenard collected 10.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 36% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €489 per inhabitant
Of which 6.5 M€ of equipment. That is −10.2 % 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 · 14.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −15.2 % 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 · 35 contracts
Top supplier: B J, 2.2 M€, travaux en vue de la réalisation d’une piscine couverte sur la commune de Châteaurenard - n° 2024-16: Lot 18…
All the town’s contracts (237)
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, 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.