Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 9,846 residents
How much does Lorgues spend?
Mayor: Claude Alemagna since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Lorgues
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Lorgues spends 0 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteLorgues devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.9M€29 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.9M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training1.7M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action1.2M€12 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing977k€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health664k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment443k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport260k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action21k€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.
Spending14.5 M€
Charges de personnel6M€41 %Achats et charges externes3.1M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 319 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies734k€5 %Impôts et taxes (charges)170k€1 %Revenue15.6 M€
Property tax in Lorgues
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Lorgues collected 8.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 53% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €492 per inhabitant
Of which 4.6 M€ of equipment. That is +34.9 % 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 · 12 k€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 210.3 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 · 20 contracts
Top supplier: Societe Industrielle de Serrurerie (Sis), 299 k€, lot 3a : métallerie/serrurerie - travaux d’extension des infrastructures sportives du tennis club de Lorgues et leur…
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: 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.