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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 637 residents

How much does Mézel spend?

Mayor: Gilles Bertorello since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

910k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+29.3 % vs 2023 · +75.9 % since 2019

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

1,429 € per inhabitant · 875 k€ collected · balance -35 k€
+29.3 % vs 2023 · +75.9 % 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.

Spending910 k€

Revenue875 k€

Property tax in Mézel

46.11%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Mézel collected 322 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.

What the town builds

423k€

invested in 2024 · €621 per inhabitant

Of which 384 k€ of equipment. That is +68.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding272 k€
Subventions d'investissement233k€
Dotations et fonds propres38k€
Emprunts et dettes553
What is built or repaid423 k€
Dépenses d'équipement384k€
Emprunts et dettes38k€

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

Debt

734

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 468 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · −23.2 % per inhabitant since 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

Mézel versus Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
MézelSaint-Martin-de-Brômes
Local taxes
482 · 501per inhabitant
Debt
734 · 443per inhabitant
Gross savings
182 · 2per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
46.11 % · 39.8 % 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