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Hérault · Occitanie · 1,992 residents

How much does Tourbes spend?

Mayor: Lionel Puche since March 2026 · 18 town councillors

1.7M€
spent in , municipal accounts
−21.6 % vs 2023 · −41.3 % since 2019

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

834 € per inhabitant · 1.8 M€ collected · balance +178 k€
−21.6 % vs 2023 · −41.3 % 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.

Spending1.7 M€

Revenue1.8 M€

Property tax in Tourbes

32.71%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 36.86%.

In 2024, Tourbes collected 916 k€ in property and residence taxes, or 50% of its revenue.

What the town builds

268k€

invested in 2024 · €154 per inhabitant

Of which 220 k€ of equipment. That is −67.8 % compared with 2023.

Funding342 k€
Subventions d'investissement206k€
Dotations et fonds propres135k€
Emprunts et dettes566
What is built or repaid268 k€
Dépenses d'équipement220k€
Emprunts et dettes48k€

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

Debt

1,060

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.1 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €525 per inhabitant · 6.9 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.

Compare with another town

Tourbes versus Murviel-lès-Montpellier
TourbesMurviel-lès-Montpellier
Local taxes
457 · 589per inhabitant
Debt
1,060 · 439per inhabitant
Gross savings
64 · 81per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
32.71 % · 44.82 % 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