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The least indebted towns in Occitanie

Q: Which town in Occitanie has the least debt per inhabitant?

Rodez (Aveyron) is the least indebted town in Occitanie, with debt of €1 per inhabitant.

Rodez (Aveyron) is the least indebted town in Occitanie, with debt of €1 per inhabitant. Next come Villeneuve-Tolosane (Haute-Garonne, €13) and Laudun-l'Ardoise (Gard, €44).

207 towns ranked out of 4,446

Rodez, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 207 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Le Barcarès (Pyrénées-Orientales) comes last with €5,028.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least indebted towns in Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Rodez	Aveyron (12)	1	25,685
2	Villeneuve-Tolosane	Haute-Garonne (31)	13	11,167
3	Laudun-l'Ardoise	Gard (30)	44	6,958
4	Muret	Haute-Garonne (31)	55	26,618
5	Thuir	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	140	8,397
6	Pignan	Hérault (34)	159	8,526
7	Launaguet	Haute-Garonne (31)	178	9,251
8	Beauzelle	Haute-Garonne (31)	198	8,804
9	Le Crès	Hérault (34)	216	9,365
10	Castanet-Tolosan	Haute-Garonne (31)	236	15,541
11	Frouzins	Haute-Garonne (31)	258	9,964
12	Vendargues	Hérault (34)	263	7,345
13	L'Union	Haute-Garonne (31)	278	12,815
14	Ille-sur-Têt	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	287	5,627
15	Saint-Alban	Haute-Garonne (31)	303	6,605
16	Florensac	Hérault (34)	317	5,345
17	Saint-Jory	Haute-Garonne (31)	325	8,756
18	Saleilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	341	5,789
19	Calvisson	Gard (30)	346	6,577
20	Onet-le-Château	Aveyron (12)	349	12,679
21	Saint-Jean	Haute-Garonne (31)	357	11,458
22	Gruissan	Aude (11)	358	5,109
23	Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds	Haute-Garonne (31)	359	7,114
24	Marsillargues	Hérault (34)	361	7,053
25	Fronton	Haute-Garonne (31)	366	6,801
26	Plaisance-du-Touch	Haute-Garonne (31)	366	21,443
27	Garons	Gard (30)	372	5,445
28	Rochefort-du-Gard	Gard (30)	373	8,335
29	Portet-sur-Garonne	Haute-Garonne (31)	376	9,902
30	Blagnac	Haute-Garonne (31)	385	28,047
31	Bompas	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	390	7,936
32	Aussonne	Haute-Garonne (31)	395	8,102
33	Fenouillet	Haute-Garonne (31)	399	5,836
34	Moissac	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	407	13,697
35	Merville	Haute-Garonne (31)	422	6,854
36	Pibrac	Haute-Garonne (31)	441	9,188
37	Foix	Ariège (09)	441	10,256
38	Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers	Hérault (34)	456	5,100
39	Léguevin	Haute-Garonne (31)	458	10,163
40	Fonsorbes	Haute-Garonne (31)	469	13,290
41	La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles	Haute-Garonne (31)	472	8,679
42	Saint-Juéry	Tarn (81)	476	6,661
43	Seysses	Haute-Garonne (31)	478	10,649
44	Colomiers	Haute-Garonne (31)	485	41,337
45	Clapiers	Hérault (34)	500	6,104
46	Carbonne	Haute-Garonne (31)	519	5,677
47	Beauvoisin	Gard (30)	520	6,130
48	Mende	Lozère (48)	520	13,292
49	Castelsarrasin	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	533	14,579
50	Quint-Fonsegrives	Haute-Garonne (31)	541	6,223
51	Saint-Jean-de-Védas	Hérault (34)	541	13,476
52	Fontenilles	Haute-Garonne (31)	550	6,070
53	Mazamet	Tarn (81)	561	10,501
54	Figeac	Lot (46)	562	10,378
55	Escalquens	Haute-Garonne (31)	564	7,054
56	Saint-Estève	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	567	11,798
57	Les Angles	Gard (30)	571	9,066
58	Saint-Privat-des-Vieux	Gard (30)	576	5,816
59	Prades	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	606	6,407
60	Aureilhan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	609	8,147
61	Milhaud	Gard (30)	609	6,402
62	Castelnau-le-Lez	Hérault (34)	621	26,449
63	Toulouse	Haute-Garonne (31)	628	519,940
64	Rivesaltes	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	630	9,418
65	Jacou	Hérault (34)	634	7,063
66	Vic-en-Bigorre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	635	5,098
67	Cugnaux	Haute-Garonne (31)	636	20,927
68	Villemur-sur-Tarn	Haute-Garonne (31)	639	6,424
69	Manduel	Gard (30)	641	7,126
70	Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Tarn (81)	648	10,064
71	Balma	Haute-Garonne (31)	650	18,079
72	Saint-Georges-d'Orques	Hérault (34)	663	5,748
73	Villefranche-de-Lauragais	Haute-Garonne (31)	665	5,228
74	Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	Gard (30)	665	13,535
75	Toulouges	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	672	7,608
76	Pérols	Hérault (34)	677	9,758
77	Decazeville	Aveyron (12)	679	5,222
78	Tournefeuille	Haute-Garonne (31)	682	30,774
79	Roques	Haute-Garonne (31)	683	5,510
80	Vergèze	Gard (30)	686	5,862
81	Cabestany	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	687	10,703
82	Pont-Saint-Esprit	Gard (30)	688	11,156
83	Eaunes	Haute-Garonne (31)	688	6,639
84	Bordères-sur-l'Échez	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	689	5,513
85	Saint-Christol-lez-Alès	Gard (30)	696	7,491
86	Fleurance	Gers (32)	702	6,331
87	Baillargues	Hérault (34)	714	7,937
88	Labruguière	Tarn (81)	714	6,699
89	Carmaux	Tarn (81)	720	10,034
90	Saint-Lys	Haute-Garonne (31)	722	10,081
91	Mauguio	Hérault (34)	729	16,695
92	Poussan	Hérault (34)	744	6,888
93	Saint-Gély-du-Fesc	Hérault (34)	748	10,732
94	Le Soler	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	751	8,079
95	Fabrègues	Hérault (34)	756	7,532
96	Mondonville	Haute-Garonne (31)	759	6,169
97	Castelnaudary	Aude (11)	762	12,700
98	Bruguières	Haute-Garonne (31)	767	6,309
99	Beaucaire	Gard (30)	769	15,883
100	Bouillargues	Gard (30)	785	6,202

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Least indebted towns in Occitanie: FAQ

Which town in Occitanie has the least debt per inhabitant?

Rodez (Aveyron) is the least indebted town in Occitanie, with debt of €1 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 least indebted towns in Occitanie?

In order: Rodez (€1), Villeneuve-Tolosane (€13), Laudun-l'Ardoise (€44), Muret (€55), Thuir (€140), Pignan (€159), Launaguet (€178), Beauzelle (€198), Le Crès (€216), and Castanet-Tolosan (€236).

Which town in Occitanie has the most debt per inhabitant?

Le Barcarès (Pyrénées-Orientales) is the most indebted town in Occitanie, with debt of €5,028 per inhabitant. See the most indebted towns in Occitanie.

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

207 out of 4,446. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.