Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 45,246 residents
How much does Istres spend?
Mayor: Robin Prétot since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Istres
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Istres spends 79 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size104.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteIstres devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration37.1M€35 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports19.2M€18 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action17.9M€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training14M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing7M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Security and public health4.8M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport1.7M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action1.6M€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment1.5M€1 %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.
Spending130.3 M€
Charges de personnel64.1M€49 %Achats et charges externes22M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 6.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies16M€12 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.8M€1 %Charges financières1.6M€1 %Revenue129.6 M€
Property tax in Istres
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Istres collected 34 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €561 per inhabitant
Of which 19.4 M€ of equipment. That is −42.9 % 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 · 52.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +6.5 % 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 · 54 contracts
Top supplier: Cap Solutions, 6 M€, bC 1 : AC à BC - Fourniture, livraison, installation, mise à disposition et maintenance de photocopieurs
All the town’s contracts (237)
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: 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.