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Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence · Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 888 residents · Mayor: Franck Santos

La Barben

€2 million spent in 2025.

€2,219 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,011

La Barben’s spending by type

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

  • Equipment and works39%€765k
  • Staff costs27%€540k
  • Purchases and outside services23%€445k
  • Day-to-day management3%€69k
  • Loans and debt3%€66k
The 3 other items (4%)
  • Taxes paid2%€32k
  • Interest on debt1%€29k
  • Exceptional costs1%€25k

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

Where the money goes

The €2M spent in 2025, by who receives it.

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

  • Associations and other private bodies€12k
  • Social welfare centre (CCAS)€4k

The name of each recipient is in the annexes of the town’s accounts (required from 3,500 residents), not in the national open data.

Investment and works

€765k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €861 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

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

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €1.6M · spending: €2M.

Breakdown of resources

  • Local taxes (property, second homes)23%€446k
  • Users and rents19%€373k
  • Grants for works12%€246k
  • Other taxes and compensation12%€241k
  • Inter-municipal body10%€206k
  • State and other contributions4%€82k
  • Sale of town property< 1%€4k
  • Drawn from reserves19%€370k

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

Debt and taxation

€1,405 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €469

8.7 years of savings to repay it

€3,531 in 2019

€502 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €355

Property tax rate: 31.39%

€381 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 La Barben

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

  • TownLa BarbenPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €2,219 per resident
  • IntercommunalityMétropole d'Aix-Marseille-ProvenceWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €771 per resident
  • DépartementBouches-du-RhôneMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,463 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 La Barben: 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) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source