Finistère · Bretagne · 3,417 residents
How much does Roscoff spend?
Mayor: Marc Simon since March 2026 · 23 town councillors
What the money pays for in Roscoff
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Roscoff spends 47 % more per inhabitant than towns of 2,000 to 3,500 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size4.2 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteRoscoff devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration1.4M€32 %elsewhere: 49%less than elsewhere (49%)
- Regional planning and housing1.2M€29 %elsewhere: 8%more than elsewhere (8%)
- Culture, youth and sports871k€21 %elsewhere: 11%more than elsewhere (11%)
- Education and training365k€9 %elsewhere: 15%less than elsewhere (15%)
- Security and public health147k€3 %elsewhere: 4%same as elsewhere (4%)
- Transport120k€3 %elsewhere: 3%same as elsewhere (3%)
- Economic action104k€2 %elsewhere: 0%more than elsewhere (0%)
- Environment28k€1 %elsewhere: 1%same as elsewhere (1%)
- Health and social action5k€0 %elsewhere: 2%less than elsewhere (2%)
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.
Spending6.5 M€
Charges de personnel2.1M€33 %Achats et charges externes1.2M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 67 k€ of grants to associations and private bodies351k€5 %Charges financières211k€3 %Impôts et taxes (charges)45k€1 %Revenue8.8 M€
Property tax in Roscoff
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 37.87%.
In 2024, Roscoff collected 3.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 37% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €747 per inhabitant
Of which 1.6 M€ of equipment. That is −16.6 % 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 · 8.2 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €598 per inhabitant · −0.5 % 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 · 1 contracts
Top supplier: MS Equipement, 63 k€, balayeuse aspiratrice automotrice
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: 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.