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.

What are the 10 most indebted towns in Occitanie?

In order: Le Barcarès (€5,028), Marseillan (€3,145), Le Grau-du-Roi (€2,996), Agde (€2,785), Port-la-Nouvelle (€2,632), Balaruc-les-Bains (€2,597), Vias (€2,485), Argelès-sur-Mer (€2,463), Condom (€2,310), and Lavaur (€2,305).

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. See the least 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.

Most Indebted Towns in Occitanie (2026): Debt per Inhabitant

This ranking covers 207 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Rodez (Aveyron) comes last with €1.

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: most indebted towns in Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Le Barcarès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5,028	6,147
2	Marseillan	Hérault (34)	3,145	8,495
3	Le Grau-du-Roi	Gard (30)	2,996	8,661
4	Agde	Hérault (34)	2,785	30,340
5	Port-la-Nouvelle	Aude (11)	2,632	5,912
6	Balaruc-les-Bains	Hérault (34)	2,597	7,238
7	Vias	Hérault (34)	2,485	6,024
8	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2,463	10,936
9	Condom	Gers (32)	2,310	6,650
10	Lavaur	Tarn (81)	2,305	11,290
11	Saint-Cyprien	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	2,264	12,210
12	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	2,205	6,176
13	Lannemezan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	2,147	5,992
14	Saint-Gaudens	Haute-Garonne (31)	2,143	12,609
15	Montauban	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	2,138	64,523
16	Sommières	Gard (30)	1,945	5,132
17	Sète	Hérault (34)	1,928	45,901
18	Juvignac	Hérault (34)	1,919	14,181
19	Gignac	Hérault (34)	1,867	6,830
20	L'Isle-Jourdain	Gers (32)	1,864	9,806
21	Pézenas	Hérault (34)	1,856	8,043
22	Cournonterral	Hérault (34)	1,837	7,428
23	Grabels	Hérault (34)	1,777	9,188
24	Canohès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,739	6,713
25	Castres	Tarn (81)	1,734	43,800
26	Cahors	Lot (46)	1,734	20,887
27	Lodève	Hérault (34)	1,699	7,500
28	Bédarieux	Hérault (34)	1,616	6,014
29	Perpignan	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,560	123,136
30	Béziers	Hérault (34)	1,537	82,629
31	Caussade	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	1,524	7,028
32	Montpellier	Hérault (34)	1,508	313,712
33	Pollestres	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,506	5,640
34	Valence	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	1,498	5,475
35	Pamiers	Ariège (09)	1,496	17,005
36	Montech	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	1,461	6,811
37	Saint-Affrique	Aveyron (12)	1,435	8,485
38	Canet-en-Roussillon	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,432	13,460
39	Vauvert	Gard (30)	1,422	11,766
40	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1,422	7,375
41	Verdun-sur-Garonne	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	1,421	5,046
42	Bagnols-sur-Cèze	Gard (30)	1,421	18,409
43	Labarthe-sur-Lèze	Haute-Garonne (31)	1,391	6,701
44	Lourdes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1,381	13,520
45	Lavelanet	Ariège (09)	1,365	6,095
46	Uzès	Gard (30)	1,339	8,851
47	Tarbes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1,313	45,361
48	Cornebarrieu	Haute-Garonne (31)	1,268	9,073
49	Narbonne	Aude (11)	1,247	58,669
50	Pechbonnieu	Haute-Garonne (31)	1,211	5,017
51	Millau	Aveyron (12)	1,205	22,678
52	Clermont-l'Hérault	Hérault (34)	1,183	9,607
53	Elne	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,170	9,612
54	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	1,163	47,153
55	Mèze	Hérault (34)	1,159	12,862
56	Nîmes	Gard (30)	1,146	154,017
57	Rabastens	Tarn (81)	1,127	6,006
58	Trèbes	Aude (11)	1,115	5,474
59	Bellegarde	Gard (30)	1,105	8,114
60	Prades-le-Lez	Hérault (34)	1,103	6,290
61	Le Boulou	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,102	5,552
62	Luc-la-Primaube	Aveyron (12)	1,096	6,185
63	La Grande-Motte	Hérault (34)	1,091	8,524
64	Castries	Hérault (34)	1,084	6,984
65	Aimargues	Gard (30)	1,083	5,791
66	Lisle-sur-Tarn	Tarn (81)	1,077	5,038
67	Aigues-Mortes	Gard (30)	1,055	8,786
68	Auterive	Haute-Garonne (31)	1,047	10,587
69	Céret	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,046	7,738
70	Coursan	Aude (11)	1,046	5,827
71	Séméac	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	1,044	5,319
72	Roquemaure	Gard (30)	1,042	5,586
73	Villefranche-de-Rouergue	Aveyron (12)	1,041	11,734
74	Saint-André-de-Sangonis	Hérault (34)	1,041	6,536
75	Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1,039	10,038
76	Albi	Tarn (81)	1,034	52,783
77	Graulhet	Tarn (81)	1,029	13,332
78	Frontignan	Hérault (34)	1,002	24,383
79	Saint-Girons	Ariège (09)	999	6,398
80	Gigean	Hérault (34)	997	6,719
81	Pia	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	993	11,718
82	Aussillon	Tarn (81)	987	5,620
83	Revel	Haute-Garonne (31)	962	10,095
84	Saint-Clément-de-Rivière	Hérault (34)	953	5,401
85	Marguerittes	Gard (30)	950	8,487
86	Auch	Gers (32)	938	23,451
87	Limoux	Aude (11)	936	10,876
88	Sigean	Aude (11)	936	5,766
89	Gaillac	Tarn (81)	935	16,531
90	Lézignan-Corbières	Aude (11)	932	10,584
91	Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone	Hérault (34)	917	11,010
92	Saint-Gilles	Gard (30)	910	14,859
93	Saint-Orens-de-Gameville	Haute-Garonne (31)	900	14,869
94	Lattes	Hérault (34)	895	17,540
95	Servian	Hérault (34)	892	5,626
96	Castelginest	Haute-Garonne (31)	881	11,384
97	Cazouls-lès-Béziers	Hérault (34)	879	5,364
98	Grenade	Haute-Garonne (31)	867	9,238
99	Aucamville	Haute-Garonne (31)	861	9,715
100	Sainte-Marie-la-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	854	5,021

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.

The most indebted towns in Occitanie

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