Vaucluse · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 3,912 residents
How much does Lapalud spend?
Mayor: Hervé Flaugere since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lapalud
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lapalud spends 77 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size794 k€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLapalud devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration759k€96 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training22k€3 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports5k€1 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health5k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing3k€0 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Health and social action11€elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending3.5 M€
Charges de personnel1.3M€38 %Achats et charges externes647k€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 38 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies356k€10 %Charges financières94k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)27k€1 %Revenue3.1 M€
Property tax in Lapalud
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Lapalud collected 1.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 51% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €269 per inhabitant
Of which 934 k€ of equipment. That is +33.1 % 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 · 2.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −26.9 % 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 2025 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Grand Sud (Alpes Vaucluse), 300 k€, accord cadre a bon de commande pour travaux de reparation, d entretien, d amelioration de la voirie communale et…
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, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.