Pyrénées-Orientales · Occitanie · 6,087 residents
How much does Le Barcarès spend?
Mayor: Alain Ferrand since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Le Barcarès
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Barcarès spends 323 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size26.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Barcarès devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration15.2M€58 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing8.3M€32 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.2M€4 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health958k€4 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports363k€1 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Transport189k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment22k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending40.3 M€
Achats et charges externes13.4M€33 %Charges de personnel9.9M€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 234 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2M€5 %Charges financières914k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)689k€2 %Revenue42.8 M€
Property tax in Le Barcarès
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Le Barcarès collected 16.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €2,235 per inhabitant
Of which 10.1 M€ of equipment. That is +2.8 % 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 · 30.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +12.0 % 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 2022 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Ets Baures-Produits Metallurgiques, 240 k€, fournitures de matériels et matériaux pour les Services Techniques
All the town’s contracts (198)
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.
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.