Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 21,510 residents
How much does Gardanne spend?
Mayor: Hervé Granier since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Gardanne
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Gardanne spends 33 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size37.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGardanne devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration17M€46 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training7M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports4.9M€13 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action2.2M€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment2M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.4M€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Transport1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action1.2M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing347k€1 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
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.
Spending44.4 M€
Charges de personnel24.3M€55 %Achats et charges externes7.9M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 593 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.7M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)586k€1 %Revenue41.1 M€
Property tax in Gardanne
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Gardanne collected 13.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €417 per inhabitant
Of which 8 M€ of equipment. That is +26.6 % 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 · 4.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −42.2 % 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 · 95 contracts
Top supplier: Demathieu Bard Batiment Sud-Est, 2.7 M€, bATIMENT
All the town’s contracts (231)
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, 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.