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Hérault · Occitanie · 4,070 residents

How much does Ganges spend?

Mayor: Bertrand Vivancos since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

4.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−5.6 % vs 2023 · +11.4 % since 2019
1,195 € per inhabitant · 5.4 M€ collected · balance +567 k€
−5.6 % vs 2023 · +11.4 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Ganges

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

Ganges spends 2 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.5 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGanges 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.

Revenue5.4 M€

Property tax in Ganges

39.18%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Ganges collected 1.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 28% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.7M€

invested in 2024 · €407 per inhabitant

Of which 897 k€ of equipment. That is −11.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.6 M€
Emprunts et dettes791k€
Dotations et fonds propres631k€
Subventions d'investissement205k€
What is built or repaid1.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement897k€
Autres immobilisations financières480k€
Emprunts et dettes281k€

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

Debt

1,061

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +12.4 % 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

429k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Lebunetel + Associes, 429 k€, maîtrise d’oeuvre pour la transformation de l’Hôtel de ville de Ganges et requalification des espaces publics…

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, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Ganges versus Montady
GangesMontady
Local taxes
487 · 577per inhabitant
Debt
1,061 · 266per inhabitant
Gross savings
167 · 274per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.18 % · 47.36 % 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