Hérault · Occitanie · 9,693 residents
How much does Pérols spend?
Mayor: Jean-Pierre Rico since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Pérols
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Pérols spends 23 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size12.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePérols devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.2M€27 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.5M€21 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action2.2M€18 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing1.9M€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training1.1M€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health1.1M€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment88k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action22k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as 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.
Spending16.7 M€
Charges de personnel5.8M€34 %Achats et charges externes3.9M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 183 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.7M€10 %Charges financières284k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)220k€1 %Revenue17.7 M€
Property tax in Pérols
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Pérols collected 12.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 71% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €530 per inhabitant
Of which 4.1 M€ of equipment. That is +35.2 % 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 · 7.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −28.0 % 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 · 23 contracts
Top supplier: Roc Construction, 3.6 M€, lOT 2 - Travaux neufs de gros œuvre et de Réhabilitation Générale du Bâti
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, 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.