Gard · Occitanie · 3,881 residents
How much does Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort spend?
Mayor: Stephan Berto 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 Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort spends 4 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size3.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Hippolyte-du-Fort devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.6M€45 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing757k€21 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Education and training708k€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health288k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports220k€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action5k€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.
Spending4.9 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€34 %Achats et charges externes1.1M€23 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 86 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies364k€7 %Charges financières142k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)85k€2 %Revenue6.1 M€
Property tax in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort collected 1.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €385 per inhabitant
Of which 1.3 M€ of equipment. That is −63.6 % 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 · 4.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +12.0 % 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 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: Menuiserie Blachere & Fils, 47 k€, menuiseries intérieures
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: 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.