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Hautes-Pyrénées · Occitanie · 87 residents

How much does Cheust spend?

Mayor: Paul Laffaille since March 2026 · 7 town councillors

174k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+50.0 % vs 2023 · +33.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

2,000 € per inhabitant · 190 k€ collected · balance +16 k€
+50.0 % vs 2023 · +33.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending174 k€

Revenue190 k€

Property tax in Cheust

27.91%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 31.79%.

In 2024, Cheust collected 11 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 6% of its revenue.

What the town builds

119k€

invested in 2024 · €1,333 per inhabitant

Of which 113 k€ of equipment. That is +102.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding103 k€
Subventions d'investissement65k€
Dotations et fonds propres39k€
What is built or repaid119 k€
Dépenses d'équipement113k€
Emprunts et dettes5k€

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

Debt

273

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 24 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €193 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.

Compare with another town

Cheust versus Artiguemy
CheustArtiguemy
Local taxes
307 · 239per inhabitant
Debt
273 · 692per inhabitant
Gross savings
363 · 360per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
27.91 % · 35.1 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method