Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 40,638 residents
How much does Draguignan spend?
Mayor: Richard Strambio since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Draguignan
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Draguignan spends 17 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size43.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDraguignan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration16.8M€38 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports7.7M€18 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training6.4M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action4.6M€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health2.7M€6 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment2.3M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Regional planning and housing2.1M€5 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport1.1M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action111k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as 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.
Spending59.4 M€
Charges de personnel26.6M€45 %Achats et charges externes12.8M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.2M€5 %Charges financières763k€1 %Revenue55.4 M€
Property tax in Draguignan
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Draguignan collected 30.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 56% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €387 per inhabitant
Of which 12.5 M€ of equipment. That is −10.3 % 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 · 26.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 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 · 18 contracts
Top supplier: Weesure Protection (Aes), 210 k€, pRESTATIONS DE SURVEILLANCEnL’exécution des prestations débutera à compter du 30 septembre 2026 et se terminera le 29…
All the town’s contracts (255)
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, 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.