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Hérault · Occitanie · 4,226 residents

How much does Valras-Plage spend?

Mayor: Daniel Ballester since March 2026 · 27 town councillors

16.5M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+17.2 % vs 2023 · −5.2 % since 2019
3,893 € per inhabitant · 18.7 M€ collected · balance +2.3 M€
+17.2 % vs 2023 · −5.2 % since 2019

What the money pays for in Valras-Plage

The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.

Valras-Plage spends 174 % more per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.

Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.2 M€

“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteValras-Plage devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share

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.

Revenue18.7 M€

Property tax in Valras-Plage

41.05%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Valras-Plage collected 5.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 31% of its revenue.

What the town builds

6M€

invested in 2024 · €1,401 per inhabitant

Of which 5 M€ of equipment. That is +43.3 % compared with 2023.

Funding5.6 M€
Dotations et fonds propres3.2M€
Emprunts et dettes2M€
Subventions d'investissement370k€
What is built or repaid6 M€
Dépenses d'équipement5M€
Emprunts et dettes987k€

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

Debt

2,965

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 12.5 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · +11.2 % 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

933k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 6 contracts

Top supplier: SARL B E 2 T, 800 k€, mission de maitrise d’oeuvre d’aménagement urbain, voirie et réseaux divers (VRD)

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: 2024, 2025, 2026.

Compare with another town

Valras-Plage versus Montarnaud
Valras-PlageMontarnaud
Local taxes
1,458 · 662per inhabitant
Debt
2,965 · 481per inhabitant
Gross savings
618 · 263per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
41.05 % · 48.27 % 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) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials · 2024·Data·Method