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Hérault · Occitanie · 370 residents

How much does Popian spend?

Mayor: Marie-Agnès Vailhé Sibertin-Blanc since March 2026 · 11 town councillors

465k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+40.4 % vs 2023 · +42.5 % since 2019

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

1,257 € per inhabitant · 450 k€ collected · balance -15 k€
+40.4 % vs 2023 · +42.5 % since 2019

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

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending465 k€

Revenue450 k€

Property tax in Popian

39.02%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 34.53%.

In 2024, Popian collected 168 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.

What the town builds

161k€

invested in 2024 · €444 per inhabitant

Of which 152 k€ of equipment. That is +326.5 % compared with 2023.

Funding99 k€
Dotations et fonds propres43k€
Emprunts et dettes40k€
Subventions d'investissement16k€
What is built or repaid161 k€
Dépenses d'équipement152k€
Emprunts et dettes9k€

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

Debt

187

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 69 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €371 per inhabitant · 3.8 times more than in 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

Popian versus Buzignargues
PopianBuzignargues
Local taxes
461 · 285per inhabitant
Debt
187 · 422per inhabitant
Gross savings
128 · 30per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
39.02 % · 35.5 % 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