Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 14,188 residents
How much does Lons spend?
Mayor: Nicolas Patriarche since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lons
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lons spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size16.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLons devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.9M€29 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports4M€24 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training2.7M€16 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.9M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Regional planning and housing1.9M€11 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Transport707k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment502k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health230k€1 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
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 M€
Charges de personnel11.4M€57 %Achats et charges externes3.9M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 256 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.1M€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)341k€2 %Revenue20.4 M€
Property tax in Lons
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Lons collected 7.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €245 per inhabitant
Of which 2.7 M€ of equipment. That is −11.3 % 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 · 1.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · 3 times less than in 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 · 17 contracts
Top supplier: Dulong SARL (Societe Dulong), 168 k€, dIVERSES FOURNITURES DE BUREAU ET PAPETERIE EN 4 LOTS - Fournitures de bureau services généraux
All the town’s contracts (230)
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.