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Finistère · Bretagne · 867 residents · Mayor: David Quantin

Ouessant

€2.8 million spent in 2025.

€3,207 per resident · Towns of the same size: €1,011

Ouessant’s spending by type

Towns under 3,500 residents do not present their accounts by policy.

  • Staff costs40%€1.1M
  • Equipment and works32%€902k
  • Purchases and outside services17%€462k
  • Day-to-day management5%€151k
  • Loans and debt2%€66k
The 5 other items (3%)
  • Taxes paid2%€52k
  • Interest on debt1%€31k
  • Grants and endowments paid back< 1%€9k
  • Other financial assets< 1%€4k
  • Exceptional costs< 1%€901

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Where the money goes

The €2.8M spent in 2025, by who receives it.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Contracts state a maximum amount for their whole term, often several years. That amount differs from what was paid. Purchases, services and works paid to companies by the town in 2025: €1.4M (its accounts).

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21 published contracts · €2.5M before tax

Why this total differs from the €1.4M of purchases, services and works paid to companies

These are the amounts of the contracts signed from 2022 to 2026, over their whole length, not what was paid in 2025. The money paid in 2025 also goes to purchases too small to be published (under €40,000 excl. VAT). For a framework agreement, the amount is a ceiling.

Investment and works

€888k of capital spending in 2025 (building, renovation, equipment), €1,025 per resident. Towns of the same size: €237.

  • Buildings€700k
  • Equipment and vehicles€50k
  • Land and landscaping€47k
  • Studies and software€38k
  • Roads and networks€34k
  • Other works€18k

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Revenue and financing

Revenue: €2.8M · borrowing: €503k · spending: €2.8M.

Breakdown of resources

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP).

Debt and taxation

€1,496 of debt per resident

Towns of the same size: €469

2.3 years of savings to repay it

€1,856 in 2019

€1,042 of local taxes per resident

Towns of the same size: €355

Property tax rate: 33.77%

These taxes are also paid by owners who do not live in the town (second homes, businesses), who are not counted in its population.

€800 in 2021

Accounts 2025, main budget (excluding annex budgets such as water), except debt and savings: main and annex budgets together (OFGL consolidated accounts). Per resident: amount divided by the total population (Insee, in force in the year of the accounts). Sources: DGFiP, OFGL.

Who spends for the residents of Ouessant

Spending per resident in 2025 of each public body the town belongs to, and what each one pays for.

  • TownOuessantPrimary schools, canteens, local streets, civil registry
    €3,207 per resident
  • DépartementFinistèreMinimum income, elderly and disability care, middle schools, county roads
    €1,058 per resident
  • RegionBretagneHigh schools, regional trains, training, business support
    €498 per resident

Each amount is what the body spends per resident, from its accounts (DGFiP). Do not add them up: part of the money passes from one body to another.

Understanding these figures

Running costs and works: what is the difference?

Running costs are each year’s spending: wages, energy, upkeep, grants. Works create or renovate something that lasts: a school, a road, a sports hall.

How is the comparison with towns of the same size made?

The median is the middle value among towns of the same size. A value above or below it is not a judgement.

Where do these figures come from?

From the town’s accounts kept by the public accountant (DGFiP), the local finance observatory (OFGL) and public procurement data. Qipu changes no amount.

Elected officials and staff of Ouessant: to report a figure to correct or add context, write to Qipu.

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Page published by Qipu, independent of the town · Sources and method

DGFiP balance-sheet accounts (nature axis) · OFGL (consolidated towns base) · Public procurement — DECP (data.gouv.fr) · National register of elected officials, archived versions 2020-2025 · 2025. The method · See the source