Landes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 3,599 residents
How much does Soorts-Hossegor spend?
Mayor: Olivier Bégué since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Soorts-Hossegor
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Soorts-Hossegor spends 219 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.1 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSoorts-Hossegor devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4.1M€41 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Security and public health1.7M€17 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment1.2M€12 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action979k€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing695k€7 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Culture, youth and sports605k€6 %elsewhere: 12%less than elsewhere (12%)
- Economic action348k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Education and training318k€3 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Transport139k€1 %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.
Spending16 M€
Charges de personnel5.6M€35 %Achats et charges externes3.3M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 467 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€7 %Impôts et taxes (charges)290k€2 %Charges financières110k€1 %Revenue18.8 M€
Property tax in Soorts-Hossegor
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Soorts-Hossegor collected 6.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 35% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,499 per inhabitant
Of which 5.1 M€ of equipment. That is −9.0 % 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 · 5.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −15.1 % 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 2023 · 4 contracts
Top supplier: Lafitte TP, 4.3 M€, voirie eaux pluviales et signalétique - sécurisation modes doux liaison Soorts et Hossegor
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: 2023.
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.