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Aude · Occitanie · 90 residents

How much does Rennes-le-Château spend?

Mayor: Alexandre Painco since March 2026 · 7 town councillors

933k€
spent in , municipal accounts
+97.8 % vs 2023 · +50.3 % since 2019

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

10,369 € per inhabitant · 632 k€ collected · balance -301 k€
+97.8 % vs 2023 · +50.3 % 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.

Spending933 k€

Revenue632 k€

Property tax in Rennes-le-Château

54.04%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 31.79%.

In 2024, Rennes-le-Château collected 76 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 12% of its revenue.

What the town builds

753k€

invested in 2024 · €9,418 per inhabitant

Of which 733 k€ of equipment. That is +159.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding385 k€
Subventions d'investissement219k€
Dotations et fonds propres165k€
Emprunts et dettes1k€
What is built or repaid753 k€
Dépenses d'équipement733k€
Emprunts et dettes21k€

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

Debt

464

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 42 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €193 per inhabitant · 4.9 times less 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

Rennes-le-Château versus Labastide-en-Val
Rennes-le-ChâteauLabastide-en-Val
Local taxes
743 · 850per inhabitant
Debt
464 · 34per inhabitant
Gross savings
1,075 · 292per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
54.04 % · 49.37 % 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