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Aude · Occitanie · 98 residents

How much does Lafage spend?

Mayor: Jean-Baptiste Sarda since March 2026 · 6 town councillors

135k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+45.4 % vs 2023 · −38.5 % since 2019

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

1,374 € per inhabitant · 141 k€ collected · balance +7 k€
+45.4 % vs 2023 · −38.5 % 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.

Spending135 k€

Revenue141 k€

Property tax in Lafage

50.69%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 31.79%.

In 2024, Lafage collected 91 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 64% of its revenue.

What the town builds

55k€

invested in 2024 · €652 per inhabitant

Of which 42 k€ of equipment. That is +208.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding12 k€
Dotations et fonds propres9k€
Subventions d'investissement3k€
What is built or repaid55 k€
Dépenses d'équipement42k€
Emprunts et dettes13k€

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

Debt

305

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 30 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €193 per inhabitant · 2.7 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

Lafage versus La Serpent
LafageLa Serpent
Local taxes
768 · 563per inhabitant
Debt
305 · 249per inhabitant
Gross savings
500 · 328per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
50.69 % · 58.5 % 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