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Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 239 residents

How much does Méracq spend?

Mayor: Olivier Dussau-Nebout since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

307k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−25.5 % vs 2023 · 2.4 times more than in 2019

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

1,286 € per inhabitant · 345 k€ collected · balance +37 k€
−25.5 % vs 2023 · 2.4 times more than in 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.

Spending307 k€

Revenue345 k€

Property tax in Méracq

24.54%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Méracq collected 75 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 22% of its revenue.

What the town builds

186k€

invested in 2024 · €803 per inhabitant

Of which 129 k€ of equipment. That is −38.1 % compared with 2023.

Funding193 k€
Subventions d'investissement143k€
Dotations et fonds propres50k€
What is built or repaid186 k€
Dépenses d'équipement129k€
Emprunts et dettes57k€

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

Debt

610

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 146 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · +83.5 % 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

204k€

in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 4 contracts

Top supplier: Entreprise Vignes, 99 k€, gros oeuvre - maçonnerie

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: 2022, 2023, 2024.

Compare with another town

Méracq versus Arnéguy
MéracqArnéguy
Local taxes
316 · 269per inhabitant
Debt
610 · 509per inhabitant
Gross savings
130 · 56per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
24.54 % · 26.5 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method