Aveyron · Occitanie · 26,037 residents
How much does Rodez spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Mazars since March 2026 · 35 town councillors
What the money pays for in Rodez
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Rodez spends 26 % less per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size24.9 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRodez devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.9M€24 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Culture, youth and sports5.7M€23 %elsewhere: 21%more than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action4.2M€17 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing3.5M€14 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Education and training2.9M€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment1.3M€5 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health961k€4 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Transport374k€2 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
- Economic action61k€0 %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.
Spending44.4 M€
Charges de personnel14.5M€33 %Achats et charges externes7.1M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.2 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.6M€6 %Impôts et taxes (charges)705k€2 %Revenue53.1 M€
Property tax in Rodez
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Rodez collected 21.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €756 per inhabitant
Of which 19.5 M€ of equipment. That is +103.2 % 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 · 1.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · 13.4 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 23 contracts
Top supplier: Regie de Territoire Progress, 822 k€, nettoyage des installations municipales - 3 - Nettoyages gymnases et sites extérieurs sportifs
All the town’s contracts (297)
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.