Côtes-d'Armor · Bretagne · 45,614 residents
How much does Saint-Brieuc spend?
Mayor: Victor Bonnot since March 2026 · 43 town councillors
What the money pays for in Saint-Brieuc
The 2024 operating expenditure — investment aside — sorted this time by public policy rather than by type of spending.
Saint-Brieuc spends 19 % more per inhabitant than towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
Allocated to a public policyShare of budget against towns of the same size70.7 M€
“elsewhere”: what towns the same size usually devoteSaint-Brieuc devotes a larger share of its budgeta smaller share
- General administration18.3M€26 %elsewhere: 30%less than elsewhere (30%)
- Education and training15.8M€22 %elsewhere: 18%more than elsewhere (18%)
- Culture, youth and sports11.9M€17 %elsewhere: 21%less than elsewhere (21%)
- Health and social action9.1M€13 %elsewhere: 12%more than elsewhere (12%)
- Regional planning and housing5.9M€8 %elsewhere: 7%more than elsewhere (7%)
- Transport5M€7 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Environment2.7M€4 %elsewhere: 2%more than elsewhere (2%)
- Security and public health1.9M€3 %elsewhere: 4%less than elsewhere (4%)
- Economic action173k€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.
Spending96.3 M€
Charges de personnel41.2M€43 %Achats et charges externes17.1M€18 %Charges de gestion couranteof which 5.4 M€ of grants to associations and private bodies10.8M€11 %Charges financières1.3M€1 %Impôts et taxes (charges)1.1M€1 %Revenue104.2 M€
Property tax in Saint-Brieuc
municipal rate on buildings, set in 2025 · unchanged since 2023
Median for towns of its size band: 41.19%.
In 2024, Saint-Brieuc collected 40.3 M€ in property and residence taxes, or 39% of its revenue.
What the town builds
invested in 2024 · €527 per inhabitant
Of which 20.1 M€ of equipment. That is +22.2 % 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 · 94.5 M€ in total
Towns of its size: €894 per inhabitant · +48.4 % 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 · 82 contracts
Top supplier: Groupe Villemain Nord Ouest (Armoricaine de Restauration et de Travaux (A R T)), 1.7 M€, les travaux de restauration de la chapelle comprendront les extérieurs (charpente, couverture, maçonnerie…
All the town’s contracts (302)
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.