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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 124 residents

How much does Melve spend?

Mayor: Jean-Louis David since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

148k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−26.4 % vs 2023 · +13.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,194 € per inhabitant · 142 k€ collected · balance -6 k€
−26.4 % vs 2023 · +13.1 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending148 k€

Revenue142 k€

Property tax in Melve

34.52%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, Melve collected 30 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.

What the town builds

50k€

invested in 2024 · €424 per inhabitant

Of which 29 k€ of equipment. That is −48.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding30 k€
Dotations et fonds propres19k€
Subventions d'investissement10k€
What is built or repaid50 k€
Dépenses d'équipement29k€
Emprunts et dettes21k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

1,440

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 179 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · 6.6 times more 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.

Compare with another town

Melve versus Demandolx
MelveDemandolx
Local taxes
307 · 3,813per inhabitant
Debt
1,440 · 2,478per inhabitant
Gross savings
186 · 3,258per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
34.52 % · 53.11 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method