Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 5,353 residents
How much does Rousset spend?
Mayor: Philippe Pignon since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Rousset
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Rousset spends 159 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size14.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRousset devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.5M€39 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.3M€24 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action2M€14 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training1.4M€10 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing703k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health501k€4 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Transport436k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action149k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment39k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than 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.
Spending20.5 M€
Charges de personnel8.5M€42 %Achats et charges externes3.3M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 932 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.5M€8 %Charges financières378k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)377k€2 %Revenue18.8 M€
Property tax in Rousset
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Rousset collected 3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 16% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,280 per inhabitant
Of which 4 M€ of equipment. That is +96.9 % 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 · 7.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2.8 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 · 49 contracts
Top supplier: Gaia Travaux Publics, 831 k€, requalification avenue olivier perroyvoiries et réseaux humides
All the town’s contracts (280)
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: 2018, 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.