Ariège · Occitanie · 16,907 residents
How much does Pamiers spend?
Mayor: Jean-Philippe Sannac since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Pamiers
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Pamiers spends 19 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size23.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePamiers devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports7.8M€34 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- General administration5.7M€24 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training3.1M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing2.4M€10 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment1.2M€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health1.1M€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action770k€3 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport724k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action485k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending33.4 M€
Charges de personnel14.2M€43 %Achats et charges externes6.5M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 716 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.9M€6 %Charges financières705k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)467k€1 %Revenue33.7 M€
Property tax in Pamiers
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Pamiers collected 10.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €574 per inhabitant
Of which 6.4 M€ of equipment. That is −23.3 % 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 · 27.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +29.7 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 69 contracts
Top supplier: TPF-Technique Performance Faisabilite, 1.4 M€, exploitation et maintenance des installations thermiques - ECS - ventilation - climatisation
All the town’s contracts (255)
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: 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.