Gard · Occitanie · 4,365 residents
How much does Poulx spend?
Mayor: Jean Antoine Bunoz since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Poulx
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Poulx spends 16 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePoulx devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.2M€70 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training407k€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing206k€6 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health143k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport115k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action69k€2 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports20k€1 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Environment17k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending4.8 M€
Charges de personnel1.9M€38 %Achats et charges externes938k€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 120 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies425k€9 %Charges financières100k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)54k€1 %Revenue4.7 M€
Property tax in Poulx
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Poulx collected 2.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 49% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €368 per inhabitant
Of which 1.1 M€ of equipment. That is +4.8 % 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 · 3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −22.3 % 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 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Eiffage Route Grand Sud (Alpes Vaucluse), 934 k€, aménagement et mise en sécurité de la RD135-RD127 rue du vieux moulin
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: 2019, 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.