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Hérault · Occitanie · 1,803 residents

How much does Saussan spend?

Mayor: Sandrine Essermeant since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

2.8M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+20.1 % vs 2023 · 2.3 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

1,553 € per inhabitant · 2.2 M€ collected · balance -563 k€
+20.1 % vs 2023 · 2.3 times more than in 2019

In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending2.8 M€

Revenue2.2 M€

Property tax in Saussan

42.95%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Saussan collected 1.2 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 52% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1M€

invested in 2024 · €622 per inhabitant

Of which 944 k€ of equipment. That is +76.2 % compared with 2023.

Funding450 k€
Emprunts et dettes300k€
Dotations et fonds propres131k€
Subventions d'investissement19k€
What is built or repaid1 M€
Dépenses d'équipement944k€
Emprunts et dettes64k€

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

Debt

381

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 687 k€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · −15.6 % 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

Saussan versus Laurens
SaussanLaurens
Local taxes
568 · 559per inhabitant
Debt
381 · 1,166per inhabitant
Gross savings
-3 · 143per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
42.95 % · 40.88 % 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