Hérault · Occitanie · 4,083 residents
How much does Paulhan spend?
Mayor: Claude Valero since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
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
- General administration1.6M€46 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing622k€17 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training520k€15 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports337k€9 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health247k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment122k€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport100k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action2k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending5.2 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€32 %Achats et charges externes1.5M€29 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 56 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies210k€4 %Charges financières157k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)37k€1 %Revenue5.6 M€
Property tax in Paulhan
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
invested in 2024 · €407 per inhabitant
Of which 1.2 M€ of equipment. That is +12.6 % 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 · 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
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
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.