Hérault · Occitanie · 5,955 residents
How much does Vias spend?
Mayor: Jean-Philippe Cabassut since March 2026 · 29 town councillors
What the money pays for in Vias
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Vias spends 76 % more per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size10.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteVias devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration5.9M€55 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Regional planning and housing1.1M€10 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Security and public health1M€10 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Culture, youth and sports939k€9 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Health and social action612k€6 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment594k€6 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Education and training573k€5 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Economic action38k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as 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.
Spending13.2 M€
Charges de personnel5.2M€39 %Achats et charges externes2.4M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 574 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.4M€11 %Charges financières304k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)148k€1 %Charges exceptionnelles123k€1 %Revenue15.9 M€
Property tax in Vias
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Vias collected 6.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 40% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €636 per inhabitant
Of which 2.8 M€ of equipment. That is −47.7 % 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 · 14.7 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +35.7 % 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
in public contracts awarded in 2024 · 3 contracts
Top supplier: O'Buro Montpellier, 180 k€, fourniture d’articles scolaires pour les écoles maternelles et élémentaires, l’accueil périscolaire, le centre de…
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: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
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.