Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 3,737 residents
How much does Gelos spend?
Mayor: Pascal Mora since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Gelos
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Gelos spends 22 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGelos devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.4M€56 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training461k€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports273k€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport172k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action94k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing62k€2 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health51k€2 %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.
Spending3.6 M€
Charges de personnel1.4M€40 %Achats et charges externes796k€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 43 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies223k€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)55k€2 %Charges financières21k€1 %Revenue3.6 M€
Property tax in Gelos
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Gelos collected 2.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 59% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €290 per inhabitant
Of which 933 k€ of equipment. That is −40.7 % 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 · 896 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −14.7 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Engie, 540 k€, fourniture d electricite segment C2/C3/C4
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: 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.