Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 7,743 residents
How much does Les Arcs spend?
Mayor: Marcel Florent since March 2026 · 28 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 Les Arcs
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Les Arcs spends 10 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLes Arcs devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.2M€44 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training1.1M€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action960k€13 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport429k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health391k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing351k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment349k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Culture, youth and sports288k€4 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Economic action117k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than 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.
Spending13.6 M€
Charges de personnel4.2M€31 %Achats et charges externes2.1M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 145 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies585k€4 %Charges financières301k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)113k€1 %Revenue12.1 M€
Property tax in Les Arcs
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Les Arcs collected 5.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 47% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €865 per inhabitant
Of which 5.6 M€ of equipment. That is +52.0 % 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 · 10 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −20.7 % 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 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Var-Est Terrassements-Travaux Publics (Varester T P), 1.9 M€, rEQUALIFICATION DE L’AVENUE DES 13 LORGUAISnConsultation en application de l’article R. 2162-9 et R. 2162-10 du code…
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: 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.