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Gard · Occitanie · 1,950 residents

How much does Sauve spend?

Mayor: Olivier Gaillard since March 2026 · 19 town councillors

3.3M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+37.2 % vs 2023 · +26.5 % since 2019

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

1,675 € per inhabitant · 3.9 M€ collected · balance +601 k€
+37.2 % vs 2023 · +26.5 % since 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.

Spending3.3 M€

Revenue3.9 M€

Property tax in Sauve

47.35%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Sauve collected 989 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.

What the town builds

1.7M€

invested in 2024 · €883 per inhabitant

Of which 1.5 M€ of equipment. That is +120.4 % compared with 2023.

Funding1.5 M€
Subventions d'investissement774k€
Dotations et fonds propres754k€
What is built or repaid1.7 M€
Dépenses d'équipement1.5M€
Emprunts et dettes215k€

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

Debt

3,518

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 6.9 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · +3.7 % 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.

Compare with another town

Sauve versus Vézénobres
SauveVézénobres
Local taxes
548 · 570per inhabitant
Debt
3,518 · 731per inhabitant
Gross savings
441 · 303per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
47.35 % · 43.98 % 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