Hérault · Occitanie · 5,559 residents
How much does Sauvian spend?
Mayor: Bernard Auriol since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
In a town this size, a single building project is enough to swing the total from one year to the next.
What the money pays for in Sauvian
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Sauvian spends 67 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSauvian devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5M€53 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Health and social action2.4M€25 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Culture, youth and sports685k€7 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health581k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing575k€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Education and training255k€3 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport292€elsewhere: 3%less 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.
Spending11.5 M€
Charges de personnel3.6M€32 %Achats et charges externes2.1M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 84 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies503k€4 %Impôts et taxes (charges)191k€2 %Charges financières180k€2 %Revenue11.1 M€
Property tax in Sauvian
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Sauvian collected 2.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 24% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €899 per inhabitant
Of which 3.5 M€ of equipment. That is +160.6 % 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 · 5.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · 2 times more than in 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 2025 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Travaux Publics Sud Territoire, 2.4 M€, accord-cadre pour travaux de réfection et aménagement de la voirie municipale 2025-2029
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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Years set aside, amounts out of scale: 2019.
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.