Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 14,615 residents
How much does Sainte-Maxime spend?
Mayor: Vincent Morisse since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sainte-Maxime
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sainte-Maxime spends 134 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size39.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSainte-Maxime devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration13.5M€34 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Regional planning and housing6.6M€17 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Culture, youth and sports6.1M€15 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Security and public health3.1M€8 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Education and training2.7M€7 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Environment2.5M€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action2.3M€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action1.5M€4 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Transport1.2M€3 %elsewhere: 3%more 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.
Spending48.6 M€
Charges de personnel18.6M€38 %Achats et charges externes13.9M€29 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 862 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies6.5M€13 %Impôts et taxes (charges)503k€1 %Charges financières457k€1 %Revenue52.5 M€
Property tax in Sainte-Maxime
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Sainte-Maxime collected 31.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 60% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €597 per inhabitant
Of which 7.6 M€ of equipment. That is −41.4 % 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 · 22.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −2.0 % 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 · 43 contracts
Top supplier: Comptoir Mediterraneen Materiel Entrepri, 4.8 M€, travaux sur le littoral et a l embouchure des cours d eau
All the town’s contracts (573)
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: 2019, 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.