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Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes · Ariège · Occitanie · 3,557 residents · Mayor: Martine Esteban

Varilhes

€3.9 million spent in 2025.

€1,097 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,360

Varilhes’s spending by type

The town’s published accounts are not presented by policy area.

  • Staff costs42%€1.6M
  • Equipment and works24%€952k
  • Purchases and outside services20%€794k
  • Loans and debt6%€252k
  • Day-to-day management5%€187k
The 2 other items (2%)
  • Taxes paid1%€48k
  • Interest on debt1%€36k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €3.9M spent in 2025, by who receives it.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €1.7M (its accounts).

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2 published contracts · €324k before tax

Why this total differs from the €1.7M of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2023 to 2025, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€952k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €268 per resident. Towns of the same size: €367.

  • Buildings€360k
  • Equipment and vehicles€205k
  • Land and landscaping€152k
  • Roads and networks€57k
  • Studies and software€20k
  • Other works€157k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €3.5M · spending: €3.9M.

Breakdown of resources

  • Local taxes (property, second homes)48%€1.9M
  • State and other contributions19%€738k
  • Users and rents9%€344k
  • Inter-municipal body6%€234k
  • Grants for works5%€208k
  • Other taxes and compensation2%€77k
  • Sale of town property1%€20k
  • Drawn from reserves10%€400k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€655 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €675

5 years of savings to repay it

€1,271 in 2019

€527 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €494

Property tax rate: 45%

€419 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Varilhes

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownVarilhesPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €1,097 per resident
  • IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-VarilhesWaste, water, urban transport, economic development
    €949 per resident
  • DépartementAriègeMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,317 per resident
  • RegionOccitanieHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €542 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Varilhes: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source