Hérault · Occitanie · 9,434 residents
How much does Clermont-l'Hérault spend?
Mayor: Gérard Bessiere since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Clermont-l'Hérault
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Clermont-l'Hérault spends 6 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteClermont-l'Hérault devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.7M€37 %elsewhere: 37%same as elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.8M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.4M€14 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing1.3M€13 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health758k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment356k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action345k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport343k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action68k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending16.2 M€
Charges de personnel5.9M€36 %Achats et charges externes3.2M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 309 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies987k€6 %Charges financières276k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)171k€1 %Revenue14.8 M€
Property tax in Clermont-l'Hérault
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Clermont-l'Hérault collected 5.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €640 per inhabitant
Of which 4.5 M€ of equipment. That is +22.8 % 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 · 17 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +36.9 % 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 2021 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Demcy (Centre Est), 199 k€, travaux de démolitions - rue fontaine de la ville - Clermont-l'Hérault
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.
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.