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Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois · Aude · Occitanie · 507 residents · Mayor: Henry Schénato

Escales

€815,000 spent in 2025.

€1,608 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,011

Escales’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Equipment and works26%€208k
  • Purchases and outside services26%€208k
  • Staff costs24%€197k
  • Day-to-day management11%€93k
  • Loans and debt10%€79k
The 2 other items (4%)
  • Taxes paid2%€17k
  • Interest on debt2%€14k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €815k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies51%€416k

    Purchases, services and works.

  • The town’s staff24%€197k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other12%€100k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks11%€92k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies1%€10k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Investment and works

€208k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €411 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Roads and networks€69k
  • Land and landscaping€67k
  • Buildings€47k
  • Equipment and vehicles€16k
  • Other works€8k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €664k · borrowing: €2k · spending: €815k.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€1,006 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €469

6 years of savings to repay it

€2,103 in 2019

€394 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €355

Property tax rate: 56.07%

€355 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Escales

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownEscalesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,608 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et MinervoisWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €755 per resident
  • DépartementAudeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,615 per resident
  • RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €542 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Escales: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source