Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 15,658 residents
How much does Fos-sur-Mer spend?
Mayor: Philippe Maurizot since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Fos-sur-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Fos-sur-Mer spends 224 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size58.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFos-sur-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration29.4M€50 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training10.4M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing7.7M€13 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Culture, youth and sports5.7M€10 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Security and public health2.7M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action2.5M€4 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport16k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending72.8 M€
Charges de personnel33.2M€46 %Achats et charges externes12.6M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 6.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies11.4M€16 %Impôts et taxes (charges)847k€1 %Revenue73.1 M€
Property tax in Fos-sur-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Fos-sur-Mer collected 10.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 14% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €908 per inhabitant
Of which 13 M€ of equipment. That is +39.2 % 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 · 15.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −11.6 % 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 · 120 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Istres), 5.4 M€, 3620247 LOT 1 : VRD
All the town’s contracts (1,562)
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: 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.