Vaucluse · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 29,545 residents
How much does Orange spend?
Mayor: Jean-Dominique Artaud since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Orange
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Orange spends 9 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size34.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteOrange devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration11.1M€32 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports8.9M€26 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training5M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health4.2M€12 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action2.5M€7 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing2.2M€6 %elsewhere: 7%less than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment477k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Transport268k€1 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action43k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending52.1 M€
Charges de personnel19.9M€38 %Achats et charges externes8.5M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 654 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.9M€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)735k€1 %Charges financières295k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles277k€1 %Revenue50.1 M€
Property tax in Orange
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Orange collected 17.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €585 per inhabitant
Of which 16.9 M€ of equipment. That is +10.9 % 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 · 13.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 450.1 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 · 47 contracts
Top supplier: Global Echafaudage, 4.2 M€, installation de chantier/VRD/Maçonnerie-PDT/Electricité/Charpente
All the town’s contracts (533)
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: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 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.