Finistère · Bretagne · 142,234 residents
How much does Brest spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Roudaut since March 2026 · 54 town councillors
What the money pays for in Brest
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Brest spends 31 % less per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size130.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteBrest devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration38.7M€30 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports33.2M€25 %elsewhere: 24%more than elsewhere (24%)
- Education and training33M€25 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action20.9M€16 %elsewhere: 14%more than elsewhere (14%)
- Security and public health3.1M€2 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Regional planning and housing1M€1 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Economic action540k€0 %elsewhere: 1%less than elsewhere (1%)
- Environment37k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending161 M€
Achats et charges externes102M€63 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 15 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies30.1M€19 %Revenue169.4 M€
Property tax in Brest
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · down since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Brest collected 99.7 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 59% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €197 per inhabitant
Of which 23.4 M€ of equipment. That is +11.1 % 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 · 19.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · −42.1 % 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 2026 · 68 contracts
Top supplier: Entreprise Britton, 3.5 M€, la consultation concerne des travaux de construction du Centre National des Arts de la Rue et de l’Espace Public…
All the town’s contracts (176)
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: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
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.