Gard · Occitanie · 8,710 residents
How much does Uzès spend?
Mayor: Jean-Luc Chapon 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 Uzès
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Uzès spends 28 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteUzès devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration7.4M€66 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing1.3M€11 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports928k€8 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health594k€5 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action538k€5 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Education and training506k€4 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action59k€1 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Environment-5€elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending21.2 M€
Charges de personnel5.1M€24 %Achats et charges externes4.6M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 528 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.2M€6 %Charges financières361k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)114k€1 %Revenue22.1 M€
Property tax in Uzès
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Uzès collected 5.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 26% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,101 per inhabitant
Of which 8.4 M€ of equipment. That is +52.0 % 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 · 15.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · −23.0 % 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 2026 · 46 contracts
Top supplier: Societe Braja Vesigne (Lautier Moussac), 6.4 M€, travaux épicerie solidaire : L1 VRD - Espaces verts
All the town’s contracts (194)
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: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.