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Ariège · Occitanie · 6,156 residents

How much does Lavelanet spend?

Mayor: Marc Sanchez since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

8.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−12.8 % vs 2023 · −34.2 % since 2019
1,384 € per inhabitant · 9 M€ collected · balance +494 k€
−12.8 % vs 2023 · −34.2 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Lavelanet

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Lavelanet spends 12 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLavelanet devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue9 M€

Property tax in Lavelanet

43%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Lavelanet collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.3M€

invested in 2024 · €194 per inhabitant

Of which 560 k€ of equipment. That is −46.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.1 M€
Emprunts et dettes500k€
Dotations et fonds propres481k€
Subventions d'investissement102k€
What is built or repaid1.3 M€
Emprunts et dettes692k€
Dépenses d'équipement560k€

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

Debt

1,800

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 11.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +1.1 % 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

1.1M€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 8 contracts

Top supplier: Architecture et Paysage, 390 k€, mission de maitrise d’oeuvre dans le cadre de la rénovation de l’hôtel du parc en vue de sa réouverture

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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Lavelanet versus Saint-Girons
LavelanetSaint-Girons
Local taxes
941 · 620per inhabitant
Debt
1,800 · 869per inhabitant
Gross savings
146 · 142per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43 % · 33.24 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method