Pyrénées-Orientales · Occitanie · 6,394 residents
How much does Prades spend?
Mayor: Aude Vivès since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Prades
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Prades spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePrades devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.5M€41 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.9M€31 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action892k€15 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Regional planning and housing577k€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health85k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport82k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Education and training37k€1 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment14k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action550€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.
Spending9.5 M€
Charges de personnel3.2M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.8M€19 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 281 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies830k€9 %Impôts et taxes (charges)183k€2 %Charges financières111k€1 %Revenue10.5 M€
Property tax in Prades
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Prades collected 4.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €514 per inhabitant
Of which 2.7 M€ of equipment. That is −8.6 % 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 · 4.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −29.5 % 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 · 8 contracts
Top supplier: Midi Travaux, 389 k€, création des vestiaires du terrain synthétique de la Plaine Saint-Martin
All the town’s contracts (113)
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, 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.