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Communauté de communes de la Haute-Bigorre · Hautes-Pyrénées · Occitanie · 237 residents · Mayor: Michel Manse

Mérilheu

€211,000 spent in 2025.

€889 per resident · Towns of the same size: €992

Mérilheu’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Purchases and outside services43%€90k
  • Equipment and works40%€83k
  • Staff costs8%€16k
  • Day-to-day management6%€13k
  • Loans and debt3%€6k
The 2 other items (1%)
  • Taxes paid1%€1k
  • Interest on debt< 1%€299

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €211k spent in 2025, by who receives it.

  • Companies82%€173k

    Purchases, services and works.

  • The town’s staff8%€16k

    Pay and contributions.

  • Other6%€13k

    Councillors’ allowances, compulsory contributions, taxes paid by the town.

  • Banks3%€7k

    Loan interest and repayments.

  • Associations and other bodies1%€2k

    Grants and contributions.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Investment and works

€83k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €352 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Buildings€75k
  • Other works€9k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €179k · borrowing: €26k · spending: €211k.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€198 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €362

Debt-repayment capacity cannot be computed: the town’s savings are zero or negative

€206 in 2019

€162 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €325

Property tax rate: 32.07%

€149 in 2023

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Mérilheu

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownMérilheuPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €889 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Haute-BigorreWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €1,103 per resident
  • DépartementHautes-PyrénéesMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,683 per resident
  • RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €542 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Mérilheu: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source