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Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 4,060 residents

How much does Hourtin spend?

Mayor: Jean-Marc Signoret since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

6.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−13.4 % vs 2023 · +3.3 % since 2019
1,687 € per inhabitant · 7 M€ collected · balance +151 k€
−13.4 % vs 2023 · +3.3 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Hourtin

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

Hourtin spends 41 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size5.1 M€

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

Revenue7 M€

Property tax in Hourtin

38.23%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Hourtin collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.7M€

invested in 2024 · €480 per inhabitant

Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is −37.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding200 k€
Dotations et fonds propres200k€
What is built or repaid1.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.1M€
Emprunts et dettes646k€

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

Debt

2,165

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 8.8 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +16.7 % 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.

Compare with another town

Hourtin versus Arsac
HourtinArsac
Local taxes
892 · 671per inhabitant
Debt
2,165 · 388per inhabitant
Gross savings
781 · 269per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
38.23 % · 37.46 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method