Finistère · Bretagne · 8,787 residents
How much does Pont-l'Abbé spend?
Mayor: Stéphane Le Doaré since March 2026 · 28 town councillors
What the money pays for in Pont-l'Abbé
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Pont-l'Abbé spends 16 % less per inhabitant than towns of 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size7.5 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devotePont-l'Abbé devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration3M€40 %elsewhere: 37%more than elsewhere (37%)
- Culture, youth and sports1.6M€22 %elsewhere: 15%more than elsewhere (15%)
- Education and training957k€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing924k€12 %elsewhere: 9%more than elsewhere (9%)
- Transport474k€6 %elsewhere: 3%more than elsewhere (3%)
- Security and public health209k€3 %elsewhere: 3%less than elsewhere (3%)
- Health and social action171k€2 %elsewhere: 6%less than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment126k€2 %elsewhere: 1%more than elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action11k€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.
Spending14 M€
Charges de personnel4.5M€32 %Achats et charges externes2.2M€16 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 249 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies961k€7 %Charges financières171k€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)115k€1 %Revenue14.1 M€
Property tax in Pont-l'Abbé
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 40.73%.
In 2024, Pont-l'Abbé collected 5.8 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 41% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €699 per inhabitant
Of which 5.4 M€ of equipment. That is +9.4 % 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 · 7.6 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €737 per inhabitant · +72.4 % 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.
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.