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Communauté de communes du Sisteronais-Buëch · Hautes-Alpes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 207 residents · Mayor: Martine Pech-Rabasse

L'Épine

€633,000 spent in 2025.

€3,060 per resident · Towns of the same size: €992

L'Épine’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Day-to-day management30%€190k
  • Equipment and works23%€145k
  • Purchases and outside services15%€94k
  • Loans and debt15%€92k
  • Staff costs14%€87k
  • Interest on debt3%€17k
The 2 other items (1%)
  • Taxes paid1%€8k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€287

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €633k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies38%€239k

    Purchases, services and works. See the names ↓

  • Other30%€191k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks17%€109k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • The town’s staff14%€87k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Associations and other bodies1%€7k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €239k (its accounts).

Click a name to see its contracts

5 published contracts · €1.2M before tax

Why this total differs from the €239k of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2023 to 2026, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€145k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €703 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Roads and networks€144k
  • Other works€1k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €550k · borrowing: €115k · spending: €633k.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€2,779 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €362

3.8 years of savings to repay it

€1,882 in 2019

€402 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €325

Property tax rate: 41.75%

€344 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of L'Épine

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownL'ÉpinePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €3,060 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Sisteronais-BuëchWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €495 per resident
  • DépartementHautes-AlpesMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,940 per resident
  • RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €558 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of L'Épine: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source