Aude · Occitanie · 10,750 residents
How much does Limoux spend?
Mayor: Pierre Durand since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Limoux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Limoux spends 14 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLimoux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.1M€29 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.9M€27 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Regional planning and housing1.5M€10 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training1.3M€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.1M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment807k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health716k€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport481k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action336k€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.
Spending18.8 M€
Charges de personnel8M€43 %Achats et charges externes4.5M€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 920 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.3M€7 %Charges financières203k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)197k€1 %Revenue18.3 M€
Property tax in Limoux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Limoux collected 6.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €429 per inhabitant
Of which 3.6 M€ of equipment. That is +35.6 % 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 · 11.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 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
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.