Communauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée · Hérault · Occitanie · 12,880 residents · Mayor: Thierry Baëza
Mèze
€23.8 million spent in 2025.
€1,850 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,688
Mèze’s spending by policy area
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The 2 other items (1%)
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €23.8M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €8.5M (its accounts).
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- Tressol Auto4 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€128k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopes · 4 with other holdersup to €513k
- Camping-Car Park1 contract over 5 years · at most ~€100k a year on averageup to €500k
- Montpellier Poids-Lourds Loc'1 contract over 4 years · at most ~€38k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €150k
- Climatec2 contracts over 2 monthsup to €130k
- Grand Fruit Distribution1 contract over 18 months · at most ~€85k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €128k
- Soc Entretien Eclairage Public1 contract over 4 monthsup to €123k
- Biofinesse1 contract over 18 months · at most ~€50k a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelopeup to €75k
23 contracts signed in 2025 · €1.9M before tax · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Food (canteens, nurseries)all suppliers together · contracts in the list: Grand Fruit Distribution, Biofinessepaid €59k
- Maintenance and repairsall suppliers together · contracts in the list: Tressol Auto, Montpellier Poids-Lourds Loc'paid €414k
- Vehicle purchasesall suppliers together · contract in the list: Tressol Autopaid €203k
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €8.5M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€4.8M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €375 per resident. Towns of the same size: €363.
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- Voirie et réseaux divers sur le territoire de la commune2024 · Streets and transport · Colas France (Établissement de Sete)€1.8M
- Place Aristide Briand et abords des halles municipales : voirie et réseaux divers2024 · Streets and transport · Araujo Bourely Travaux Services (Ab Travaux Services)€1.2M
- Travaux de désimperméabilisation et de réaménagement des cours de l’école "Hélianthe"2024 · Schools · Pepiniere Sport et Paysage€642k
- Confortement et réfection du quai du port des Nacelles2023 · BTMF (Buesa T.M.F.)€457k
- Aménagement du boulevard des Remparts2024 · Streets and transport · Eiffage Route Grand Sud (Ouest Languedoc Roussillon)€340k
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €53k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €21.5M · borrowing: €2.6M · spending: €23.8M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
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. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 568 towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Mèze
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownMèzePrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,850 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Sète Agglopôle MéditerranéeWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€793 per resident
- DépartementHéraultMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,372 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 towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
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 Mèze: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Saint-Jean-de-Védas or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source