Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 2,090 residents
How much does Espelette spend?
Mayor: Virginie Arhancet since March 2026 · 19 town councillors
Spending and revenue
What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.
Spending1.9 M€
Revenue2.3 M€
Property tax in Espelette
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Espelette collected 549 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €263 per inhabitant
Of which 438 k€ of equipment. That is −40.6 % 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 · 1.9 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +3.1 % 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 2025 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: Entreprise Irachabal, 159 k€, vRD
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: 2022, 2024, 2025.
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.