Ille-et-Vilaine · Bretagne · 229,178 residents
How much does Rennes spend?
Mayor: Nathalie Appéré since March 2026 · 61 town councillors
What the money pays for in Rennes
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Rennes spends 2 % more per inhabitant than towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size313 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRennes devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration102M€33 %elsewhere: 27%more than elsewhere (27%)
- Culture, youth and sports79.6M€25 %elsewhere: 24%more than elsewhere (24%)
- Health and social action48.3M€15 %elsewhere: 14%more than elsewhere (14%)
- Education and training39.3M€13 %elsewhere: 18%less than elsewhere (18%)
- Regional planning and housing21.9M€7 %elsewhere: 6%more than elsewhere (6%)
- Environment7.8M€2 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health7.1M€2 %elsewhere: 5%less than elsewhere (5%)
- Transport3.6M€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Economic action3.4M€1 %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.
Spending409.8 M€
Charges de personnel152M€37 %Achats et charges externes88.1M€22 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 39.5 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies67.4M€16 %Charges financières5.4M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)4.5M€1 %Revenue423.3 M€
Property tax in Rennes
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 43.72%.
In 2024, Rennes collected 183.9 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 43% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €418 per inhabitant
Of which 67.1 M€ of equipment. That is −7.0 % 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 · 282.1 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €1,110 per inhabitant · +52.5 % 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 · 128 contracts
Top supplier: Volterres, 22.8 M€, marché subséquent n°2 pour le lot 1 de l’accord-cadre pour la fourniture et acheminement en électricité et en gaz…
All the town’s contracts (1,321)
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.