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Hérault · Occitanie · 3,380 residents

How much does Lespignan spend?

Mayor: Géraldine Escande-Colin since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

4.1M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+1.0 % vs 2023 · −0.7 % since 2019
1,202 € per inhabitant · 4.6 M€ collected · balance +534 k€
+1.0 % vs 2023 · −0.7 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending4.1 M€

Revenue4.6 M€

Property tax in Lespignan

48.77%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.

In 2024, Lespignan collected 1.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.5M€

invested in 2024 · €478 per inhabitant

Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is −3.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.5 M€
Emprunts et dettes530k€
Subventions d'investissement527k€
Dotations et fonds propres430k€
What is built or repaid1.5 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.3M€
Emprunts et dettes262k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

1,452

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · +18.1 % 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.

Compare with another town

Lespignan versus Capestang
LespignanCapestang
Local taxes
596 · 559per inhabitant
Debt
1,452 · 2,094per inhabitant
Gross savings
172 · 174per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
48.77 % · 39.06 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method