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Pyrénées-Orientales · Occitanie · 5,489 residents

How much does Pollestres spend?

Mayor: Jean-Charles Moriconi since March 2026 · 29 town councillors

10.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+22.9 % vs 2023 · +10.0 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,906 € per inhabitant · 11.7 M€ collected · balance +1.2 M€
+22.9 % vs 2023 · +10.0 % since 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

What the money pays for in Pollestres

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

Pollestres spends 33 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.4 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePollestres 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.

Revenue11.7 M€

Property tax in Pollestres

42.9%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.

In 2024, Pollestres collected 3.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 30% of its revenue.

What the town builds

3M€

invested in 2024 · €603 per inhabitant

Of which 2.4 M€ of equipment. That is +87.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding3.4 M€
Subventions d'investissement2.3M€
Dotations et fonds propres1.1M€
What is built or repaid3 M€
Dépenses d'équipement2.4M€
Emprunts et dettes471k€
Autres immobilisations financières78k€

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

Debt

1,628

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 8.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −18.9 % 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

Pollestres versus Le Boulou
PollestresLe Boulou
Local taxes
754 · 843per inhabitant
Debt
1,628 · 695per inhabitant
Gross savings
105 · 127per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.9 % · 40.64 % 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) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method