Gard · Occitanie · 4,475 residents
How much does Rousson spend?
Mayor: Ghislain Chassary since March 2026 · 27 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 Rousson
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Rousson spends 28 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRousson devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training1M€37 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration700k€25 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing579k€20 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Culture, youth and sports380k€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action50k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action40k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport38k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health14k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending4.1 M€
Charges de personnel1.6M€40 %Achats et charges externes885k€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 54 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies225k€5 %Charges financières56k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)38k€1 %Revenue6.9 M€
Property tax in Rousson
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Rousson collected 1.6 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 23% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €313 per inhabitant
Of which 980 k€ of equipment. That is −60.1 % 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 · 7.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +7.8 % 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.
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.