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Aveyron · Occitanie · 4,778 residents

How much does Espalion spend?

Mayor: Eric Picard since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+14.4 % vs 2023 · +8.2 % since 2019
1,471 € per inhabitant · 6.9 M€ collected · balance -94 k€
+14.4 % vs 2023 · +8.2 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Espalion

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Espalion spends 26 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.1 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteEspalion devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue6.9 M€

Property tax in Espalion

36.44%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Espalion collected 2.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.

What the town builds

2.7M€

invested in 2024 · €573 per inhabitant

Of which 2 M€ of equipment. That is +43.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.7 M€
Emprunts et dettes600k€
Dotations et fonds propres569k€
Subventions d'investissement538k€
What is built or repaid2.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2M€
Emprunts et dettes679k€

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

Debt

1,736

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 8.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +11.8 % 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

1.2M€

in public contracts awarded in 2023 · 15 contracts

Top supplier: Entreprise Generale de Travaux Publics, 1 M€, modernisation et entretien de la voirie communale

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: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.

Compare with another town

Espalion versus Capdenac-Gare
EspalionCapdenac-Gare
Local taxes
607 · 710per inhabitant
Debt
1,736 · 832per inhabitant
Gross savings
187 · 250per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
36.44 % · 44.41 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method