Hérault · Occitanie · 8,661 residents
How much does La Grande-Motte spend?
Mayor: Stéphan Rossignol since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in La Grande-Motte
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
La Grande-Motte spends 201 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size26.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLa Grande-Motte devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.8M€22 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing5.1M€19 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health4.3M€16 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.9M€15 %elsewhere: 15%same as elsewhere (15%)
- Environment2.8M€10 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport2.4M€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action1.4M€5 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Education and training637k€2 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action231k€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
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.
Spending42 M€
Charges de personnel12.6M€30 %Achats et charges externes9.5M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 407 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.1M€10 %Charges financières406k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)331k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles242k€1 %Revenue46.6 M€
Property tax in La Grande-Motte
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, La Grande-Motte collected 17.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,639 per inhabitant
Of which 10.2 M€ of equipment. That is −13.5 % 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 · 14.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −11.1 % 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 · 10 contracts
Top supplier: Titulaire sans SIRET, 750 k€, fourniture et mise en service de chariots pour la manutention de monocoques et multicoques
All the town’s contracts (224)
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: 2018, 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.