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Villegailhenc town hall

Villegailhenc invested more per resident in 2025 than 98% of compared communes

Michel Sgiarovello has been mayor of Villegailhenc since March 20, 2026, elected by the 19 members of the municipal council. A single list stood in March 2026, Notre village, notre avenir, and took all 19 seats. Villegailhenc is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo.

Next municipal elections

March 2032

Councils are elected for six years; the council elects the mayor.

Register to vote ↗

Throughout this page, the median in Aude and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Villegailhenc has 1,718 residents; every compared commune has 2,507 or more, so read its place among them with that in mind.

Mayor
Michel Sgiarovello
since March 20, 2026
Council members
19
including 4 deputy mayors
Turnout, March 2026
53%
first round · France median 57%
Debt per resident
€996
end of 2025 · France median €748
In brief

What stands out about Villegailhenc’s town hall

A single list

Only one list stood in Villegailhenc on March 15, 2026: Notre village, notre avenir. It took all 19 seats; with no rival list, voters could only vote for it, cast a blank ballot or stay at home. 2026 elections ↓

Turnout below most communes

52.8% of registered voters in Villegailhenc voted on March 15, 2026: lower than in 69% of compared French communes. The median of compared communes in Aude was 63%; across France, 57.4%. 2026 elections ↓

More debt per resident than most

Villegailhenc owed €1.7M at the end of 2025, €996 per resident: higher than in 68% of compared French communes (France median €748). That equals 136% of a year’s running costs. The commune’s money ↓

A big year for investment

Villegailhenc invested €1,525 per resident (buildings, roads, equipment), 68% of its spending: higher than in 98% of compared French communes (France median €403). Investment swings from year to year with projects. The commune’s money ↓

Results as the Interior ministry published them; accounts from the DGFiP via OFGL. Nothing here is graded.

Who’s in charge

The council the voters chose

Seats as the March 2026 results gave them, one dot a seat.

Municipal council · 19 seatsVillegailhenc municipal councilNotre village, notre avenir: 19 of 19
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  • Notre village, notre avenir191 community seat

As elected in the first round, March 15, 2026.

The list that comes first gets half the seats; the rest are shared in proportion among the lists with 5% or more, the winner included. So the winning list always has a majority. The same vote gave Villegailhenc 1 seat on the council of the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo (community seats).

Source: Interior ministry, 2026 municipal election results (March 15 and 22), subject to corrections and appeals.

Who runs Villegailhenc

4 authorities share the work

The commune is the tier closest to residents; the intercommunality, the département and the région do the rest.

Commune · the town hallMairie de Villegailhenc

Births, marriages and deaths, the electoral roll, nursery and primary schools, local roads, planning permission, the municipal police, and what else the council takes on.

Mayor: Michel Sgiarovello · 19 councilors

Intercommunality · communauté d’agglomérationCommunauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo

The services its communes share: usually waste collection, economic development and planning documents; often water and local buses.

DépartementConseil départemental · Aude

Social aid (RSA, care for older and disabled people, child protection), collèges, the département’s roads, and funding for fire and rescue.

RégionConseil régional · Occitanie

Lycées, regional trains (TER) and coaches, economic development and job training.

Who to ask

Birth, marriage and death certificatesMairie de Villegailhenc
Registering to voteMairie de Villegailhenc
Nursery and primary schoolsMairie de Villegailhenc
Building permits (filed at the town hall)Mairie de Villegailhenc
Household waste (usually)Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo
Collèges (ages 11 to 15)Conseil départemental · Aude
RSA, care for older people, child protectionConseil départemental · Aude
Lycées (ages 15 to 18)Conseil régional · Occitanie
Regional trains (TER)Conseil régional · Occitanie
ID cards and passportsAny town hall that takes applications, by appointment

The usual split of powers (service-public.fr); an intercommunality’s exact remit varies, so check its website for waste, water and buses.

Membership: COG 2026 (INSEE); intercommunality type: BANATIC, January 2025. What each tier does: service-public.fr.

Who represents Villegailhenc

From the mayor to the intercommunality

The officials as the Interior ministry’s register lists them, and the council by list.

  1. 1
    Mayorsince March 20, 2026
    Michel Sgiarovello
  2. 2
    Deputy mayors4 adjoints, elected by the council
    Danielle MouretPascal FichetMarie-José GanetMichel Sicart
  3. 3
    Villegailhenc municipal council19 seats by list
    Notre village, notre avenir 19
  4. 4
    Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne AggloVillegailhenc holds 1 seat
    Community councilors are drawn from the council lists in the same vote.

Source: Interior ministry, national register of elected officials (RNE), August 11, 2026.

The council

The 19 members of the Villegailhenc municipal council

The mayor and 4 deputy mayors first, then the councilors.

NameOfficeSince
Michel SgiarovelloMaireMarch 20, 2026
Danielle Mouret1er adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Pascal Fichet2ème adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Marie-José Ganet3ème adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Michel Sicart4ème adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Show the full council (19)
NameOfficeSince
Michel SgiarovelloMaireMarch 20, 2026
Danielle Mouret1er adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Pascal Fichet2ème adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Marie-José Ganet3ème adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Michel Sicart4ème adjoint au MaireMarch 20, 2026
Bérengère AmourouxConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Isabelle BaqueConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Alain BergerConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Lucie BouzinacConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Maria Claudia Contarino SoguelConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Jean-Loup DevilleConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Olivier FalippouConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Rémi GachonConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Stéphane GimenezConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Nathalie LlinasConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Mathieu SanchezConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Andrés SousaConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Nathalie TouchetConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026
Anne VidalConseiller municipalMarch 15, 2026

Names and offices as the Interior ministry’s national register of elected officials (RNE) published them on August 11, 2026, written as it writes them. Public role only. Later resignations and replacements aren’t shown.

The council: same source as Who represents Villegailhenc, above.

2026 elections

How Villegailhenc voted in March 2026

A single list stood.

Municipal council of Villegailhencfirst round · March 15, 2026
Notre village, notre avenir19 seats100.0%

648 votes cast for a list

Turnout · first round
53%

730 of 1,384 registered voters in Villegailhenc voted.

46 blank and 36 spoilt ballots, not counted in the shares.

Turnout, first round · March 15, 2026

VillegailhencMedian in AudeFrance median
Voted52.8%
0%50%100%

Shares are of the votes cast for a list, leaving out blank and spoilt ballots. Lists in vote order; the colors only tell the lists apart.

2026 elections: same source as Who’s in charge, above.

The commune’s money

Villegailhenc spends €2,257 per resident a year

The commune’s consolidated accounts: main and annexed budgets, transfers between them removed.

Spending
€2,257
per resident, 2025
€3.9M in all
Running costs
€732
per resident, 2025
€1.3M in all
Investment
€1,525
per resident, 2025
€2.7M in all
Debt
€996
per resident, end of 2025
€1.7M in all

Per resident, 2025 · against compared communes

VillegailhencMedian in AudeFrance median
Spending€2,257
Running costs€732
Investment€1,525
Debt€996
€0€1,500€3,000

Spending and debt per resident, 2018 to 2025

€0€750€1,500€2,250€3,00020182019202020212022202320242025Spending 2018 : €934Spending 2019 : €1,039Spending 2020 : €1,613Spending 2021 : €1,355Spending 2022 : €1,757Spending 2023 : €2,057Spending 2024 : €1,585Spending 2025 : €2,257Debt 2018 : €772Debt 2019 : €756Debt 2020 : €1,299Debt 2021 : €1,257Debt 2022 : €1,225Debt 2023 : €1,168Debt 2024 : €1,082Debt 2025 : €996DebtSpending

Villegailhenc owed €1.7M at the end of 2025, €996 per resident, higher than in 68% of compared French communes, equal to 136% of a year’s running costs.

Show year by year
YearSpendingInvestmentDebtDebt in all
2025€2,257€1,525€996€1.7M
2024€1,585€838€1,082€1.9M
2023€2,057€1,370€1,168€2M
2022€1,757€1,139€1,225€2.1M
2021€1,355€768€1,257€2.2M
2020€1,613€935€1,299€2.3M
2019€1,039€364€756€1.3M
2018€934€250€772€1.3M

Source: OFGL, consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 (DGFiP); 2025 provisional.

Towns its size

The 9th highest debt per resident of 41 communes its size

The 40 compared communes nearest in population, debt per resident at the end of 2025.

Villegailhenc €996
WattenMers-les-Bains
€0€1,700€3,400

Lowest: Watten, €1. Highest: Mers-les-Bains, €3,228.

Get involved

Have a say in Villegailhenc

Register to vote

French citizens register online or at the town hall; citizens of other EU countries can vote in municipal elections too.

service-public.fr ↗
Check your registration

See where you’re registered and which polling station is yours.

service-public.fr ↗
Go to a council meeting

Council meetings are public; the agenda and minutes are posted at the town hall and usually on its website.

service-public.fr ↗
Contact the town hall

Opening hours, address and phone number of the mairie of Villegailhenc in the public services directory.

lannuaire.service-public.fr ↗
Stand for the council

Who can stand, how lists are formed and the deadlines, from the Interior ministry.

interieur.gouv.fr ↗
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Mayors and councilors. From the Interior ministry’s national register of elected officials (RNE) as published on August 11, 2026: name, office and start dates, nothing else. The register counts a mayor as a councilor too; the page counts each person once. It isn’t a live roll: resignations and replacements after that date aren’t shown, and no party is inferred for any official.
  • How the council is elected. Since March 2026 every commune elects its council from lists (a 2025 law extended list voting to communes under 1,000). A list with more than half the votes in the first round wins; otherwise lists with 10% or more can go on to a second round, where the list ahead wins. It gets half the seats, and the rest are shared in proportion among lists with 5% or more. The council then elects the mayor and the deputy mayors.
  • The label beside a list. The political nuance the prefecture gave the list for the ministry’s results (Divers droite, Union de la gauche…), shown as published. It isn’t the list’s own description; many lists, most in small communes, have none.
  • The commune’s money. OFGL’s consolidated accounts from the DGFiP, 2018 to 2025; 2025 is provisional. Spending and investment leave out loan repayments; running costs are part of spending. Debt is what was owed at the end of the year.
  • Per resident. Divided by the DGFiP’s population for that year (population totale, which counts some people, such as boarding students, in two communes), so it can differ from the census figure elsewhere on the site.
  • The medians. Beside the town’s figure, the median of compared communes in its département and in France (those with an overall grade). A commune’s spending follows its size and its role: one that runs a pool or a theater for the villages around it spends more per resident.

Questions about Villegailhenc’s town hall

Who is the mayor of Villegailhenc?

Michel Sgiarovello, mayor since March 20, 2026, according to the Interior ministry’s register of elected officials (August 11, 2026).

How many councilors does Villegailhenc have?

The Villegailhenc municipal council has 19 members, the mayor and 4 deputy mayors included.

Who won the 2026 municipal elections in Villegailhenc?

Only one list stood: Notre village, notre avenir, which took all 19 seats.

What was the turnout in Villegailhenc?

52.8% of registered voters voted in the first round on March 15, 2026; the median of compared French communes was 57.4%.

When are the next municipal elections in Villegailhenc?

Councils are elected for six years, so the next general municipal elections are due in March 2032. A council can be re-elected sooner if it loses too many members.

How much debt does Villegailhenc have?

€1.7M at the end of 2025, €996 per resident; the median of compared French communes was €748.

Which intercommunality is Villegailhenc part of?

Villegailhenc is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Carcassonne Agglo, which runs the services its communes share.

Sources: Interior ministry RNE, August 11, 2026 · Interior ministry, municipal results 2026 · OFGL consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 · INSEE COG 2026 and BANATIC (January 2025) for the intercommunality. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.