Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 76,532 residents
How much does Mérignac spend?
Mayor: Thierry Trijoulet since March 2026 · 49 town councillors
What the money pays for in Mérignac
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Mérignac spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size89.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMérignac devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration29.4M€33 %elsewhere: 28%more than elsewhere (28%)
- Culture, youth and sports20.7M€23 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action17.3M€19 %elsewhere: 13%more than elsewhere (13%)
- Education and training16.4M€18 %elsewhere: 17%more than elsewhere (17%)
- Security and public health4M€4 %elsewhere: 5%same as elsewhere (5%)
- Economic action926k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing429k€0 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport100k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment27k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending126.9 M€
Charges de personnel51.4M€41 %Achats et charges externes19.1M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 8.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies16.4M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.9M€1 %Charges financières892k€1 %Revenue131.7 M€
Property tax in Mérignac
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.09%.
In 2024, Mérignac collected 74.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 57% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €521 per inhabitant
Of which 35.6 M€ of equipment. That is +29.1 % 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 · 44.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,317 per inhabitant · 6.5 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Alliaserv Nouvelle Aquitaine, 6.4 M€, 2026-MER014 Entretien et exploitation des installations de chauffage, climatisation, ventilation, d’eau chaude…
All the town’s contracts (240)
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: 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.