Finistère · Bretagne · 15,370 residents
How much does Morlaix spend?
Mayor: Jean-Paul Vermot since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Morlaix
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Morlaix spends 34 % more per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size23.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteMorlaix devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration8M€34 %elsewhere: 32%more than elsewhere (32%)
- Education and training4.6M€19 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Health and social action3.4M€14 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Culture, youth and sports3.2M€13 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Regional planning and housing2.1M€9 %elsewhere: 8%same as elsewhere (8%)
- Environment987k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Transport912k€4 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health485k€2 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action2k€0 %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.
Spending32.2 M€
Charges de personnel14M€44 %Achats et charges externes5M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 825 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies3.8M€12 %Impôts et taxes (charges)453k€1 %Charges financières393k€1 %Revenue34 M€
Property tax in Morlaix
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Morlaix collected 12.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 38% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €551 per inhabitant
Of which 6.2 M€ of equipment. That is +5.9 % 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 · 22.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +84.4 % 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 · 57 contracts
Top supplier: Maison Grevet, 1.2 M€, maçonnerie - pierre de taille
All the town’s contracts (266)
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.