Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 31,061 residents
How much does Périgueux spend?
Mayor: Michel Cadet since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Périgueux
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Périgueux spends 5 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size42.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePérigueux devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration15.4M€36 %elsewhere: 30%more than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports8.9M€21 %elsewhere: 21%same as elsewhere (21%)
- Education and training7.3M€17 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing3.8M€9 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Environment1.9M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.5M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action1.3M€3 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Transport1M€2 %elsewhere: 2%same as elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending67.6 M€
Charges de personnel25.6M€38 %Achats et charges externes10.9M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 2.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies4.3M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1M€1 %Charges financières904k€1 %Revenue65.9 M€
Property tax in Périgueux
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Périgueux collected 27.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €789 per inhabitant
Of which 20.9 M€ of equipment. That is +101.5 % 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 · 35 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · −0.5 % 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.
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.