Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 9,947 residents
How much does Lescar spend?
Mayor: Valérie Revel since March 2026 · 32 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lescar
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lescar spends 46 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLescar devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.8M€26 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Health and social action3.4M€23 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.3M€22 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Regional planning and housing2M€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.5M€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health239k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment231k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport211k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action19k€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.
Spending20.9 M€
Charges de personnel8.8M€42 %Achats et charges externes3.5M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 353 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.1M€10 %Impôts et taxes (charges)313k€1 %Charges financières131k€1 %Revenue21.2 M€
Property tax in Lescar
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Lescar collected 6.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €582 per inhabitant
Of which 5.4 M€ of equipment. That is +71.5 % 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 · 8.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +8.3 % 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 · 54 contracts
Top supplier: Groupe Apr, 1.1 M€, zone 8 écoles entretien journalier + vacances
All the town’s contracts (135)
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: 2020, 2021, 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.