Hautes-Alpes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 41,935 residents
How much does Gap spend?
Mayor: Roger Didier since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Gap
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Gap spends 14 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size46.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGap devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration37.4M€80 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Health and social action3.3M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.3M€5 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training1.9M€4 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1M€2 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport499k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment161k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health101k€0 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action96k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending78.8 M€
Charges de personnel24.2M€31 %Achats et charges externes14.4M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.3 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies7.8M€10 %Charges financières717k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)525k€1 %Revenue90.6 M€
Property tax in Gap
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Gap collected 36.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €732 per inhabitant
Of which 25.7 M€ of equipment. That is +26.8 % 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 · 38.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −21.6 % 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 · 61 contracts
Top supplier: Societe Routiere du Midi, 4 M€, entretien grosses réparations et travaux neufs
All the town’s contracts (764)
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: 2018, 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.