Gard · Occitanie · 4,666 residents
How much does Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues spend?
Mayor: Claude Cerpedes since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
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
- General administration1.2M€43 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training780k€29 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports263k€10 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health216k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport132k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action92k€3 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing58k€2 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Environment3k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending4.6 M€
Charges de personnel1.7M€37 %Achats et charges externes903k€20 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 31 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies234k€5 %Charges financières185k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)67k€1 %Revenue5.7 M€
Property tax in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
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
invested in 2024 · €335 per inhabitant
Of which 1.4 M€ of equipment. That is −42.7 % 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 · 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
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.