Pyrénées-Orientales · Occitanie · 11,707 residents
How much does Saint-Estève spend?
Mayor: Robert Vila since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Estève
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Estève spends 16 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Estève devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.7M€33 %elsewhere: 32%same as elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training2M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.5M€13 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Regional planning and housing1.4M€13 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Health and social action1.3M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health769k€7 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment549k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport101k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action4k€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.
Spending16.9 M€
Charges de personnel5.9M€35 %Achats et charges externes2.8M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 195 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies2.3M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)243k€1 %Charges financières150k€1 %Revenue17 M€
Property tax in Saint-Estève
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Saint-Estève collected 6.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €456 per inhabitant
Of which 4.5 M€ of equipment. That is −9.8 % 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 · 8.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +16.5 % 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 · 29 contracts
Top supplier: Travaux Publics Catalans, 569 k€, lot 1-terrassement voirie dallage maçonnerie place 14 juillet
All the town’s contracts (210)
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: 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.