Hérault · Occitanie · 4,747 residents
How much does Maraussan spend?
Mayor: Marlène Puche since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Maraussan
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Maraussan spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMaraussan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.7M€42 %elsewhere: 42%same as elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training930k€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action382k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports368k€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health321k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing238k€6 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Transport156k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment9k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action134€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.
Spending4.9 M€
Charges de personnel2.4M€50 %Achats et charges externes863k€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 70 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies348k€7 %Charges financières129k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)53k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles31k€1 %Revenue5.6 M€
Property tax in Maraussan
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Maraussan collected 2.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €223 per inhabitant
Of which 769 k€ of equipment. That is −66.3 % 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 · 3.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −21.3 % 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 2025 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Brault Travaux Publics, 690 k€, aménagements voies vertes et accès collège
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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
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.