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Ariège · Occitanie · 3,559 residents

How much does Varilhes spend?

Mayor: Martine Esteban since March 2026 · 23 town councillors

3.2M€
spent in , municipal accounts
+7.2 % vs 2023 · +22.9 % since 2019
903 € per inhabitant · 3.7 M€ collected · balance +491 k€
+7.2 % vs 2023 · +22.9 % since 2019

Spending and revenue

What the town pays for: staff, purchases, debt. 2019–2024 trend on each line.

Spending3.2 M€

Revenue3.7 M€

Property tax in Varilhes

45%

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

Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.

In 2024, Varilhes collected 1.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 50% of its revenue.

What the town builds

677k€

invested in 2024 · €196 per inhabitant

Of which 429 k€ of equipment. That is +30.0 % compared with 2023.

Funding590 k€
Subventions d'investissement394k€
Dotations et fonds propres195k€
Emprunts et dettes207
What is built or repaid677 k€
Dépenses d'équipement429k€
Emprunts et dettes248k€

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

Debt

725

per inhabitant at end of 2024 · 2.6 M€ in total

Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −43.7 % 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

247k€

in public contracts awarded in 2026 · 1 contracts

Top supplier: Colas France (Etablissement de Varilhes), 247 k€, aménagement traverse agglomération: route de Rieux

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: 2023, 2026.

Compare with another town

Varilhes versus La Tour-du-Crieu
VarilhesLa Tour-du-Crieu
Local taxes
585 · 480per inhabitant
Debt
725 · 222per inhabitant
Gross savings
163 · 241per inhabitant
Property tax on buildings, municipal rate
45 % · 38.22 % 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