Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 11,953 residents
How much does Cogolin spend?
Mayor: Isabelle Farnet Risso since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cogolin
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cogolin spends 14 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size15.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCogolin devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.7M€36 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.1M€20 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.8M€18 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health1.7M€11 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport938k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing886k€6 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment260k€2 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action242k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action2k€0 %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.
Spending20 M€
Charges de personnel9.5M€48 %Achats et charges externes4.6M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 192 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)333k€2 %Charges financières157k€1 %Revenue25 M€
Property tax in Cogolin
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Cogolin collected 11.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 45% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €345 per inhabitant
Of which 3.2 M€ of equipment. That is +18.6 % 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 · 5.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 2.6 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
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 16 contracts
Top supplier: Terideal Batiment, 1.2 M€, extension du groupe scolaire du Rialet - LOT 2 Fondations Gros Oeuvres Ossatures métallique
All the town’s contracts (170)
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: 2018, 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.