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Ariège · Occitanie · 1,236 residents

How much does Mercus-Garrabet spend?

Mayor: Patricia Testa since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

2.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+54.3 % vs 2023 · +76.7 % since 2019

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

2,031 € per inhabitant · 1.9 M€ collected · balance -588 k€
+54.3 % vs 2023 · +76.7 % 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.

Spending2.5 M€

Revenue1.9 M€

Property tax in Mercus-Garrabet

43.77%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Mercus-Garrabet collected 477 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 25% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.2M€

invested in 2024 · €1,013 per inhabitant

Of which 1.2 M€ of equipment. That is +195.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding231 k€
Subventions d'investissement126k€
Dotations et fonds propres103k€
Emprunts et dettes2k€
What is built or repaid1.2 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.2M€
Emprunts et dettes62k€

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

Debt

261

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 323 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 4.2 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.

What the town buys

1.2M€

in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 2 contracts

Top supplier: Menuiserie Marcaillou, 909 k€, extension de la maison de santé

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

Mercus-Garrabet versus Le Mas-d'Azil
Mercus-GarrabetLe Mas-d'Azil
Local taxes
758 · 580per inhabitant
Debt
261 · 453per inhabitant
Gross savings
349 · 336per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
43.77 % · 45.52 % 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