Finistère · Bretagne · 4,038 residents
How much does Plouarzel spend?
Mayor: André Talarmin since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Plouarzel
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Plouarzel spends 52 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size1.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePlouarzel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training550k€32 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports336k€20 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action232k€14 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport201k€12 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action172k€10 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- General administration150k€9 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing40k€2 %elsewhere: 10%less than elsewhere (10%)
- Security and public health12k€1 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment6k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
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.
Spending6.2 M€
Charges de personnel1.4M€22 %Achats et charges externes1.3M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 275 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies567k€9 %Charges financières146k€2 %Impôts et taxes (charges)46k€1 %Revenue7.4 M€
Property tax in Plouarzel
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Plouarzel collected 2.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €714 per inhabitant
Of which 2.2 M€ of equipment. That is −11.0 % 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 · 4.8 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −6.4 % 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 · 18 contracts
Top supplier: Personnic, 559 k€, médiathèque lot1
All the town’s contracts (101)
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: 2018, 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.