Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 23,572 residents
How much does Manosque spend?
Mayor: Camille Galtier since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Manosque
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Manosque spends 11 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size34 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteManosque devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration8.8M€26 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Regional planning and housing6.3M€19 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Health and social action5.9M€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Education and training5.7M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports3M€9 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Security and public health2.9M€9 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Transport754k€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
- Environment310k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action305k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending52.9 M€
Charges de personnel19.4M€37 %Achats et charges externes9.5M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 952 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.6M€9 %Charges financières802k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)594k€1 %Revenue48.9 M€
Property tax in Manosque
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Manosque collected 19.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €800 per inhabitant
Of which 14.9 M€ of equipment. That is +8.0 % 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 · 27.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +14.7 % 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 · 11 contracts
Top supplier: Vivian et Cie (Vivian & Cie, les Compagnons de Castellane), 3 M€, travaux de restauration de l’eglise saint sauveur
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 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.