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Aude · Occitanie · 1,815 residents

How much does La Palme spend?

Mayor: Lionel Galinie since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

2.9M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+26.1 % vs 2023 · +28.0 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,575 € per inhabitant · 2.8 M€ collected · balance -29 k€
+26.1 % vs 2023 · +28.0 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

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

Spending2.9 M€

Revenue2.8 M€

Property tax in La Palme

52.13%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, La Palme collected 1.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.

What the town builds

676k€

invested in 2024 · €388 per inhabitant

Of which 604 k€ of equipment. That is +31.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding563 k€
Dotations et fonds propres423k€
Subventions d'investissement140k€
What is built or repaid676 k€
Dépenses d'équipement604k€
Emprunts et dettes72k€

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

Debt

536

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 972 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −7.8 % 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.

Compare with another town

La Palme versus Bizanet
La PalmeBizanet
Local taxes
662 · 502per inhabitant
Debt
536 · 415per inhabitant
Gross savings
46 · 59per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
52.13 % · 54.49 % 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