Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées · Hautes-Pyrénées · Occitanie · 45,450 residents · Mayor: Pascal Claverie
Tarbes
€83.4 million spent in 2025.
€1,835 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,855
Tarbes’s spending by policy area
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Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Where the money goes
The €83.4M spent in 2025, by who receives it.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €22.9M (its accounts).
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- Auto Selection3 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€3M a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €12M
- Totalenergies Électricité et Gaz France1 contract over 3 years · at most ~€3.3M a year on average · framework agreement: maximum envelope · contract with other holdersup to €10M
- Société Nouvelle Pyrenees Diesel2 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€2M a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €8M
- Routiere des Pyrenees3 contracts over 10 months to 4 years · at most ~€1.3M a year on average · 2 of them framework agreements (maximum envelopes) · 1 with other holdersup to €3.9M
- Fournitec3 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€735k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €3M
- Société Bigourdane de Travaux Publics2 contracts over 10 months to 4 years · at most ~€2.3M a year on average · 1 of them a framework agreement (maximum envelope) · 1 with other holdersup to €2.9M
- Rexel France2 contracts over 4 years · at most ~€490k a year on average · framework agreements: maximum envelopesup to €2M
125 contracts signed in 2025 · €66.3M before tax · 4 contracts (€40M) left out of the total: copied or out-of-scale ceilings, duplicate publications · All contracts
What the town paid in 2025 for these kinds of purchase, from its accounts
- Electricity, gas and heatingall suppliers together · contract in the list: Totalenergies Électricité et Gaz Francepaid €2.9M
The accounts say how much was paid for each kind of purchase, not to which company. A purchase paid by another public body (joint order, shared service) is not in them.
Why this total differs from the €22.9M of purchases, services and works paid to companies
These are the amounts of the contracts signed in the year, over their whole length, not what was paid. The money paid in a year also goes to older contracts and to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.
Investment and works
€12.8M of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €281 per resident. Towns of the same size: €372.
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- Aménagement et réparations sur le domaine communal : voirie et réseaux divers2024 · Streets and transport · Société Bigourdane de Travaux Publics€5.6M
- Réseau d’éclairage public et signalisation lumineuse tricolore2023 · Town planning and housing · Ineo Aquitaine€4.4M
- Réfection de chaussées en enrobés coulés à froid2025 · Streets and transport · Routiere des Pyrenees€1.8M
- Réfection de chaussées2025 · Streets and transport · Routiere des Pyrenees€1.6M
- Aménagement de la rue Larrey : voirie et réseaux divers2023 · Streets and transport · Routiere des Pyrenees€1.5M
Largest works contracted since 2023, among published contracts. Amounts planned at signature, often spread over several years.
In addition, €463k given to other bodies for their own equipment (joint funding, energy syndicate…).
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy.
Revenue and financing
Revenue: €76.4M · borrowing: €10M · spending: €83.4M.
Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).
Debt and taxation
Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL. “Towns of the same size”: median of the 359 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Who spends for the residents of Tarbes
Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.
- TownTarbesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry€1,835 per resident
- IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-PyrénéesWaste, water, urban transport, economic development€458 per resident
- DépartementHautes-PyrénéesMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads€1,683 per resident
- RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support€542 per resident
Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.
Understanding these figures
Running costs and works: what is the difference?
Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.
How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?
The towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are ranked from lowest to highest value; the median is the value in the middle. A value above or below the median is not a judgement: it depends on the area, the population and the powers held by the intercommunality.
Where do these figures come from?
From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.
Elected officials and staff of Tarbes: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.
Compare with Lourdes or with another town:
Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method
DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source