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Ariège · Occitanie · 100 residents

How much does Méras spend?

Mayor: Patrick Sancerry since March 2026 · 7 town councillors

65k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−3.7 % vs 2023 · +17.5 % since 2019
655 € per inhabitant · 97 k€ collected · balance +31 k€
−3.7 % vs 2023 · +17.5 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

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

Spending65 k€

Revenue97 k€

Property tax in Méras

24.8%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 33.16%.

In 2024, Méras collected 20 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 21% of its revenue.

What the town builds

11k€

invested in 2024 · €106 per inhabitant

Of which 2 k€ of equipment. That is −53.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding25 k€
Dotations et fonds propres25k€
Emprunts et dettes0
What is built or repaid11 k€
Emprunts et dettes9k€
Dépenses d'équipement2k€

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

Debt

54

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €339 per inhabitant · 12.9 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.

Compare with another town

Méras versus Couflens
MérasCouflens
Local taxes
150 · 658per inhabitant
Debt
54 · 0per inhabitant
Gross savings
174 · 81per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
24.8 % · 32.38 % 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