Finistère · Bretagne · 3,890 residents
How much does Ploudaniel spend?
Mayor: Pierre Guiziou since March 2026 · 27 town councillors
What the money pays for in Ploudaniel
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Ploudaniel spends 24 % less per inhabitant than towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size2.6 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePloudaniel devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- Education and training720k€27 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- General administration529k€20 %elsewhere: 42%less than elsewhere (42%)
- Regional planning and housing462k€18 %elsewhere: 10%more than elsewhere (10%)
- Culture, youth and sports361k€14 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Health and social action313k€12 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Transport218k€8 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Environment10k€0 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action6k€0 %elsewhere: 0%same as elsewhere (0%)
- Security and public health5k€0 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
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.
Spending3.5 M€
Achats et charges externes945k€27 %Charges de personnel836k€24 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 298 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies626k€18 %Charges financières87k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)20k€1 %Revenue4.5 M€
Property tax in Ploudaniel
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 39.29%.
In 2024, Ploudaniel collected 1.5 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 32% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €257 per inhabitant
Of which 627 k€ of equipment. That is +27.5 % 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 · 3.3 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €691 per inhabitant · −9.4 % 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 · 5 contracts
Top supplier: Menuiserie Charpente Agencement, 367 k€, charpente bois- bardage bois MENF
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: 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.