Gard · Occitanie · 3,821 residents
How much does Le Vigan spend?
Mayor: Sylvie Arnal since March 2026 · 27 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 Vigan
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Le Vigan spends 34 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLe Vigan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.5M€34 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training768k€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing762k€17 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Environment497k€11 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health353k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports289k€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Economic action169k€4 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport116k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action37k€1 %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.
Spending8.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.5M€30 %Achats et charges externes1.1M€13 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 97 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies591k€7 %Charges financières143k€2 %Charges exceptionnelles127k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)71k€1 %Revenue8.5 M€
Property tax in Le Vigan
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Le Vigan collected 2.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €978 per inhabitant
Of which 3.1 M€ of equipment. That is +56.9 % 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 · 4.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · 2.2 times more 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
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.