Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 37,356 residents
How much does La Ciotat spend?
Mayor: Alexandre Doriol since March 2026 · 39 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Ciotat
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Ciotat spends 29 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size62.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Ciotat devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration25.8M€41 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports14.7M€24 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action5.9M€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health5.7M€9 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Regional planning and housing4.3M€7 %elsewhere: 7%same as elsewhere (7%)
- Education and training3.5M€6 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment2.1M€3 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action444k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Transport99k€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.
Spending84.2 M€
Charges de personnel33.7M€40 %Achats et charges externes20.9M€25 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.9 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.8M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1M€1 %Charges financières833k€1 %Revenue94.6 M€
Property tax in La Ciotat
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, La Ciotat collected 42.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 45% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €586 per inhabitant
Of which 18.1 M€ of equipment. That is −17.3 % 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 · 33.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −13.7 % 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 · 14 contracts
Top supplier: Eurovia Provence Alpes Cote D'Azur, 379 k€, aménagement de surface et réseaux divers
All the town’s contracts (480)
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: 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.