Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 9,209 residents
How much does Sarlat-la-Canéda spend?
Mayor: Basile Fanier since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Sarlat-la-Canéda
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sarlat-la-Canéda spends 76 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size16.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSarlat-la-Canéda devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.9M€36 %elsewhere: 37%less than elsewhere (37%)
- Education and training3.9M€24 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.2M€19 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Environment969k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Regional planning and housing873k€5 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport667k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action467k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health396k€2 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action202k€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
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.
Spending22 M€
Charges de personnel9.7M€44 %Achats et charges externes4.8M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 475 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.7M€8 %Impôts et taxes (charges)354k€2 %Charges financières247k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles148k€1 %Revenue23.8 M€
Property tax in Sarlat-la-Canéda
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Sarlat-la-Canéda collected 10 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 42% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €535 per inhabitant
Of which 3.5 M€ of equipment. That is −11.9 % 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 · 17.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +1.1 % 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.
What the town buys
in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: Montastier, 461 k€, réhabilitation réseau humide SECT j jaurès
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.