Finistère · Bretagne · 10,597 residents
How much does Fouesnant spend?
Mayor: Bruno Merrien since March 2026 · 32 town councillors
What the money pays for in Fouesnant
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Fouesnant spends 7 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size11.3 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteFouesnant devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3.5M€31 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.4M€30 %elsewhere: 19%more than elsewhere (19%)
- Education and training1.6M€14 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing1M€9 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Transport661k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment419k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Security and public health387k€3 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action316k€3 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action78k€1 %elsewhere: 9%less than elsewhere (9%)
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.
Spending20.5 M€
Charges de personnel6.6M€32 %Achats et charges externes3.7M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 169 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies788k€4 %Charges financières318k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)165k€1 %Revenue22.8 M€
Property tax in Fouesnant
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Fouesnant collected 10.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 46% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €891 per inhabitant
Of which 4.2 M€ of equipment. That is +8.3 % 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 · 12.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · −35.2 % 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 · 30 contracts
Top supplier: Eurovia Bretagne, 1.6 M€, entretien et modernisation de la voirie 2026 2029
All the town’s contracts (211)
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: 2019, 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.