Aude · Occitanie · 5,973 residents
How much does Port-la-Nouvelle spend?
Mayor: Henri Martin since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Port-la-Nouvelle
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Port-la-Nouvelle spends 133 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePort-la-Nouvelle devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.9M€35 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.5M€18 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action2.3M€17 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training1.2M€8 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€8 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport919k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health830k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment207k€1 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action90k€1 %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.
Spending23.1 M€
Charges de personnel9.4M€41 %Achats et charges externes3.7M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 174 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies609k€3 %Charges financières509k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)339k€1 %Revenue24.2 M€
Property tax in Port-la-Nouvelle
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Port-la-Nouvelle collected 5.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,497 per inhabitant
Of which 7.5 M€ of equipment. That is +2.8 % 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 · 14.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +1.6 % 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 · 16 contracts
Top supplier: Barboteu Restauration, 935 k€, fourniture et livraison de repas en liaison froide-Lot1 Restauration crèche
All the town’s contracts (169)
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: 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.