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Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 885 residents

How much does La Barben spend?

Mayor: Franck Santos since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

1.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−2.3 % vs 2023 · −41.7 % since 2019
1,748 € per inhabitant · 1.7 M€ collected · balance +185 k€
−2.3 % vs 2023 · −41.7 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending1.5 M€

Revenue1.7 M€

Property tax in La Barben

31.39%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, La Barben collected 441 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.

What the town builds

390k€

invested in 2024 · €443 per inhabitant

Of which 316 k€ of equipment. That is −26.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding421 k€
Dotations et fonds propres291k€
Subventions d'investissement129k€
Emprunts et dettes2k€
What is built or repaid390 k€
Dépenses d'équipement316k€
Emprunts et dettes73k€

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

Debt

1,484

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 1.3 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · 2.5 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.

Compare with another town

La Barben versus Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
La BarbenSaint-Paul-lès-Durance
Local taxes
808 · 1,935per inhabitant
Debt
1,484 · 2,940per inhabitant
Gross savings
174 · 195per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
31.39 % · 25.7 % 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