Hérault · Occitanie · 5,902 residents
How much does Clapiers spend?
Mayor: Eric Penso since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Clapiers
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Clapiers spends 23 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteClapiers devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.8M€38 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.6M€34 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports506k€11 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action286k€6 %elsewhere: 6%same as elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing232k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health211k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment48k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport312€0 %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.
Spending5.8 M€
Charges de personnel3M€52 %Achats et charges externes1.1M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 96 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies369k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)146k€3 %Charges financières104k€2 %Revenue7.1 M€
Property tax in Clapiers
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Clapiers collected 4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 57% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €188 per inhabitant
Of which 631 k€ of equipment. That is −51.2 % 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 · 3.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −20.3 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Pousse Clanet Espaces Verts SA, 50 k€, l’entretien des stades de football de la commune de Clapiers (1 stade enherbé et un stade synthétique).
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.