Hérault · Occitanie · 3,594 residents
How much does Cournonsec spend?
Mayor: Richard Paul since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Cournonsec
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Cournonsec spends 15 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteCournonsec devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration745k€28 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Culture, youth and sports716k€27 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training602k€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing449k€17 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health172k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment585€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.
Spending4 M€
Charges de personnel1.8M€44 %Achats et charges externes631k€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 82 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies241k€6 %Charges financières107k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)24k€1 %Revenue4.5 M€
Property tax in Cournonsec
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Cournonsec collected 2.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 54% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €375 per inhabitant
Of which 967 k€ of equipment. That is +54.9 % 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 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −22.6 % 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.
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.