Finistère · Bretagne · 14,560 residents
How much does Douarnenez spend?
Mayor: Jocelyne Poitevin since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Douarnenez
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Douarnenez spends 12 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size18.8 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteDouarnenez devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Culture, youth and sports6.6M€35 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- General administration5.6M€30 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training3.3M€18 %elsewhere: 18%same as elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1.4M€7 %elsewhere: 8%less than elsewhere (8%)
- Environment982k€5 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health385k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Health and social action333k€2 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
- Economic action167k€1 %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.
Spending25.2 M€
Charges de personnel11.6M€46 %Achats et charges externes5.3M€21 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 627 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.5M€6 %Charges financières794k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)325k€1 %Revenue25.2 M€
Property tax in Douarnenez
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Douarnenez collected 13.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 55% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €391 per inhabitant
Of which 3.7 M€ of equipment. That is +8.9 % 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 · 22.4 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −15.4 % 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 · 2 contracts
Top supplier: Sce, 54 k€, mission de maîtrise d’œuvre pour la mise en conformité de l’aire de carénage du port de Tréboul
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: 2020, 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.