Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 55,990 residents
How much does Hyères spend?
Mayor: Véronique Bernardini since March 2026 · 45 town councillors
What the money pays for in Hyères
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Hyères spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size65.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteHyères devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration20.9M€32 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports16.1M€25 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action8.6M€13 %elsewhere: 13%same as elsewhere (13%)
- Education and training8M€12 %elsewhere: 17%less than elsewhere (17%)
- Security and public health7.1M€11 %elsewhere: 5%more than elsewhere (5%)
- Regional planning and housing2.1M€3 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment1.5M€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action1.1M€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport248k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending92.1 M€
Charges de personnel37.7M€41 %Achats et charges externes15.9M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.8 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies11.2M€12 %Impôts et taxes (charges)932k€1 %Revenue85.5 M€
Property tax in Hyères
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Hyères collected 54.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 64% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €456 per inhabitant
Of which 23.9 M€ of equipment. That is +31.3 % 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 · 14.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · 2.1 times less than in 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 · 69 contracts
Top supplier: Ingenierie et Dimensionnement Geotechnique (Idgeo) (Idgeo), 22 M€, réhabilitation espace 3000
All the town’s contracts (403)
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.