Pyrénées-Orientales · Occitanie · 4,850 residents
How much does Sainte-Marie-la-Mer spend?
Mayor: Edmond Jorda since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sainte-Marie-la-Mer spends 65 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSainte-Marie-la-Mer devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.1M€57 %elsewhere: 42%more than elsewhere (42%)
- Education and training830k€12 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports747k€11 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Security and public health471k€7 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action448k€6 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport304k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment121k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing88k€1 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
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.
Spending10.5 M€
Charges de personnel3.8M€36 %Achats et charges externes2.3M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 92 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies787k€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)192k€2 %Charges financières88k€1 %Revenue9.7 M€
Property tax in Sainte-Marie-la-Mer
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Sainte-Marie-la-Mer collected 4.1 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €709 per inhabitant
Of which 3.1 M€ of equipment. That is +21.5 % 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 · 6.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +9.7 % 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 · 7 contracts
Top supplier: Travaux Publics 66, 810 k€, lOT 1 VOIRIE
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, 2023, 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.