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Aude · Occitanie · 115 residents

How much does Coustouge spend?

Mayor: Paul Berthier since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

406k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+63.2 % vs 2023 · 3.5 times more than in 2019

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

3,529 € per inhabitant · 333 k€ collected · balance -73 k€
+63.2 % vs 2023 · 3.5 times more than in 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.

Spending406 k€

Revenue333 k€

Property tax in Coustouge

72.37%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, Coustouge collected 90 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 27% of its revenue.

What the town builds

288k€

invested in 2024 · €2,322 per inhabitant

Of which 283 k€ of equipment. That is +91.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding171 k€
Dotations et fonds propres91k€
Subventions d'investissement80k€
What is built or repaid288 k€
Dépenses d'équipement283k€
Emprunts et dettes5k€

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

Debt

210

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

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · −44.0 % 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

Coustouge versus Saint-Gaudéric
CoustougeSaint-Gaudéric
Local taxes
779 · 405per inhabitant
Debt
210 · 186per inhabitant
Gross savings
468 · 267per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
72.37 % · 47.01 % 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