Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 18,124 residents
How much does Digne-les-Bains spend?
Mayor: Julien Di Benedetto since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Digne-les-Bains
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Digne-les-Bains 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 size23.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDigne-les-Bains devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration10.1M€42 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.8M€20 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.6M€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport2.1M€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action1.7M€7 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing1.6M€7 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Security and public health857k€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Environment10k€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.
Spending31.5 M€
Charges de personnel14.3M€46 %Achats et charges externes6.2M€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.1M€10 %Charges financières761k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)657k€2 %Revenue31.2 M€
Property tax in Digne-les-Bains
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Digne-les-Bains collected 17.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 55% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €379 per inhabitant
Of which 3.2 M€ of equipment. That is −16.6 % 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 · 24.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −32.0 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 28 contracts
Top supplier: Entreprise Sacco, 2.7 M€, aménagement de l’allée des Fontainiers à Digne-les-Bains/ Lot n° 01 : Terrassements et réseaux
All the town’s contracts (259)
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.