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Hérault · Occitanie · 4,083 residents

How much does Paulhan spend?

Mayor: Claude Valero since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

5.2M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+9.0 % vs 2023 · +23.0 % since 2019
1,265 € per inhabitant · 5.6 M€ collected · balance +408 k€
+9.0 % vs 2023 · +23.0 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Paulhan

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Paulhan spends 1 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.6 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePaulhan devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue5.6 M€

Property tax in Paulhan

52.09%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Paulhan collected 2.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.6M€

invested in 2024 · €407 per inhabitant

Of which 1.2 M€ of equipment. That is +12.6 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.5 M€
Dotations et fonds propres1M€
Subventions d'investissement251k€
Emprunts et dettes231k€
What is built or repaid1.6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.2M€
Emprunts et dettes375k€
Autres immobilisations financières5k€

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

Debt

1,098

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 4.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −9.2 % 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.

What the town buys

92k€

in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Societe Narbonnaise de Platrerie, 92 k€, cloisons / doublages / isolation / fx plafonds - réhabilitation gare de Paulhan tranche 1

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: 2020, 2021, 2024.

Compare with another town

Paulhan versus Montady
PaulhanMontady
Local taxes
617 · 577per inhabitant
Debt
1,098 · 266per inhabitant
Gross savings
127 · 274per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
52.09 % · 47.36 % 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