Alpes-Maritimes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 49,163 residents
How much does Grasse spend?
Mayor: Jérôme Viaud since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Grasse
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Grasse spends 5 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size60.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteGrasse devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration17.3M€29 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports13.1M€22 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training9.6M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health8.3M€14 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action4.2M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing3.8M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment2.2M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport1.5M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action504k€1 %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.
Spending87 M€
Charges de personnel33.7M€39 %Achats et charges externes13.4M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies10.8M€12 %Charges financières2.6M€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.2M€1 %Revenue91.5 M€
Property tax in Grasse
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Grasse collected 39.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €488 per inhabitant
Of which 11.9 M€ of equipment. That is +29.3 % 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 · 76.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −14.8 % 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 · 74 contracts
Top supplier: GCC, 9.5 M€, construction du crématorium de Grasse
All the town’s contracts (328)
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.