Morbihan · Bretagne · 10,416 residents
How much does Ploërmel spend?
Mayor: Christophe Launay since March 2026 · 33 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ploërmel
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ploërmel spends 19 % less per inhabitant than towns of 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size9.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePloërmel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Regional planning and housing2.9M€29 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Education and training2M€20 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration1.6M€17 %elsewhere: 32%less than elsewhere (32%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.1M€12 %elsewhere: 19%less than elsewhere (19%)
- Transport920k€9 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health460k€5 %elsewhere: 4%more than elsewhere (4%)
- Environment363k€4 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action226k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Health and social action148k€2 %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.
Spending20.6 M€
Charges de personnel3.7M€18 %Achats et charges externes3.1M€15 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 1.1 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies1.6M€8 %Charges financières715k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)117k€1 %Revenue22.5 M€
Property tax in Ploërmel
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · up since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.8%.
In 2024, Ploërmel collected 7.4 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 33% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €1,072 per inhabitant
Of which 7.6 M€ of equipment. That is −5.7 % 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 · 25.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €778 per inhabitant · +46.3 % 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: SARL SB Marches (SB Marches), 180 k€, organisation, gestion et encaissement des droits de place des marchés et autres événements communaux
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.