Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 5,736 residents
How much does Le Barp spend?
Mayor: Blandine Sarrazin since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Le Barp
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Barp spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Barp devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.3M€36 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.7M€26 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.1M€17 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports1M€16 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health231k€4 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Environment64k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing52k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport26k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action2k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending10 M€
Charges de personnel4.1M€42 %Achats et charges externes1.7M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 75 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies398k€4 %Charges financières115k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)102k€1 %Revenue10 M€
Property tax in Le Barp
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Le Barp collected 3.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €626 per inhabitant
Of which 3.2 M€ of equipment. That is +70.2 % 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 · 4.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −7.7 % 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 2026 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Elior Restauration France, 1.6 M€, fourniture et livraison de repas en liaison froide pour la restauration scolaire, l accueil de loisirs, le personnel…
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: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.