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Gard · Occitanie · 4,666 residents

How much does Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues spend?

Mayor: Claude Cerpedes since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

4.6M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−17.9 % vs 2023 · +22.9 % since 2019
982 € per inhabitant · 5.7 M€ collected · balance +1.1 M€
−17.9 % vs 2023 · +22.9 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues spends 34 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.7 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Martin-de-Valgalgues devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue5.7 M€

Property tax in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues

47.54%

municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues collected 1.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 34% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.5M€

invested in 2024 · €335 per inhabitant

Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −42.7 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.8 M€
Subventions d'investissement946k€
Dotations et fonds propres864k€
Emprunts et dettes36k€
What is built or repaid1.5 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.4M€
Emprunts et dettes118k€

Investment section of the town’s accounts. The rest is funded by the savings made on day-to-day operations.

Debt

1,206

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 5.6 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +15.1 % 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

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues versus Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas
Saint-Martin-de-ValgalguesSaint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas
Local taxes
470 · 523per inhabitant
Debt
1,206 · 909per inhabitant
Gross savings
158 · 116per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
47.54 % · 42.55 % in 2025

The full comparison

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.

Source: DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated commune base) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method