Pyrénées-Orientales · Occitanie · 10,135 residents
How much does Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque spend?
Mayor: Laurence De Besombes-Singla since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque spends 22 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration2.6M€29 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€18 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Health and social action1.4M€15 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport978k€11 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health944k€10 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Education and training798k€9 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing585k€6 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment98k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action2k€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.
Spending13.7 M€
Charges de personnel5.5M€40 %Achats et charges externes2.4M€17 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 102 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies683k€5 %Charges financières355k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)219k€2 %Revenue14.4 M€
Property tax in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque collected 5.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €432 per inhabitant
Of which 2.2 M€ of equipment. That is +13.8 % 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 · 12.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −16.3 % 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 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Spie Batignolles Malet, 168 k€, lot unique voirie maçonnerie pluvial gestion dacces signalisation
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.