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Ariège · Occitanie · 573 residents

How much does Oust spend?

Mayor: Richard De Meritens de Villeneuve since March 2026 · 15 town councillors

891k€
spent in , municipal accounts
−15.6 % vs 2023 · −4.6 % since 2019
1,554 € per inhabitant · 1.2 M€ collected · balance +289 k€
−15.6 % vs 2023 · −4.6 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending891 k€

Revenue1.2 M€

Property tax in Oust

36.89%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 35.81%.

In 2024, Oust collected 281 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.

What the town builds

268k€

invested in 2024 · €490 per inhabitant

Of which 193 k€ of equipment. That is −37.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding331 k€
Dotations et fonds propres269k€
Subventions d'investissement61k€
Emprunts et dettes379
What is built or repaid268 k€
Dépenses d'équipement193k€
Emprunts et dettes75k€

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

Debt

896

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 514 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €476 per inhabitant · 2.4 times less 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

336k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: SCOP Couserans Construction, 336 k€, construction d’une halle

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: 2026.

Compare with another town

Oust versus Artigat
OustArtigat
Local taxes
509 · 710per inhabitant
Debt
897 · 1,015per inhabitant
Gross savings
417 · 328per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
36.89 % · 34.99 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method