Vaucluse · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 6,055 residents
How much does Vaison-la-Romaine spend?
Mayor: Jean-François Perilhou since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vaison-la-Romaine
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vaison-la-Romaine spends 61 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVaison-la-Romaine devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration4M€40 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports2.5M€26 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training1.1M€11 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Security and public health640k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Regional planning and housing635k€6 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Environment359k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action329k€3 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Transport275k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action139k€1 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
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.
Spending15.8 M€
Charges de personnel6M€38 %Achats et charges externes2.9M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 196 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies732k€5 %Charges financières165k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)133k€1 %Revenue17.2 M€
Property tax in Vaison-la-Romaine
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Vaison-la-Romaine collected 6.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €951 per inhabitant
Of which 5.3 M€ of equipment. That is +57.3 % 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 · 8.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +34.1 % 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 2026 · 19 contracts
Top supplier: Missolin Freres, 3.9 M€, lot 2 Terrassement, Structure, mobilier, espaces verts: Aménagement de la Grand Rue - Section comprise entre la rue de…
All the town’s contracts (105)
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: 2018, 2019, 2021, 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.