Aude · Occitanie · 11,167 residents
How much does Lézignan-Corbières spend?
Mayor: Gérard Forcada since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lézignan-Corbières
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lézignan-Corbières spends 8 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLézignan-Corbières devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.6M€30 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Regional planning and housing2.6M€22 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training1.9M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health1.6M€13 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.1M€10 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Environment593k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport412k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action85k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
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.
Spending15.2 M€
Charges de personnel6.2M€41 %Achats et charges externes3.6M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 585 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.7M€11 %Impôts et taxes (charges)334k€2 %Charges financières286k€2 %Revenue18.5 M€
Property tax in Lézignan-Corbières
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Lézignan-Corbières collected 6.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €275 per inhabitant
Of which 2.1 M€ of equipment. That is +2.9 % 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 · 13 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +1.7 % 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 · 6 contracts
Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Narbonne), 654 k€, travaux de voirie - Aménagement avenue Gérard Philippe à Lézignan-Corbières
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.