2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The least indebted towns in Brittany

Q: Which town in Brittany has the least debt per inhabitant?

Combourg (Ille-et-Vilaine) is the least indebted town in Brittany, with debt of €1 per inhabitant.

Combourg (Ille-et-Vilaine) is the least indebted town in Brittany, with debt of €1 per inhabitant. Next come Acigné (Ille-et-Vilaine, €5) and Brech (Morbihan, €12).

136 towns ranked out of 1,202

Combourg, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 136 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Gouesnou (Finistère) comes last with €2,656.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: least indebted towns in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Combourg	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1	6,534
2	Acigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	5	7,040
3	Brech	Morbihan (56)	12	7,349
4	Plouzané	Finistère (29)	35	13,863
5	Saint-Avé	Morbihan (56)	64	12,792
6	Châteaugiron	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	97	11,092
7	Orgères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	125	5,799
8	Ploufragan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	192	11,841
9	Binic-Étables-sur-Mer	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	209	7,254
10	Plouhinec	Morbihan (56)	233	5,520
11	Brest	Finistère (29)	234	144,890
12	Yffiniac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	271	5,183
13	Chartres-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	306	9,012
14	Bannalec	Finistère (29)	348	5,868
15	Pleurtuit	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	365	7,301
16	Bruz	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	380	20,113
17	Thorigné-Fouillard	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	400	8,905
18	Janzé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	400	8,838
19	Kervignac	Morbihan (56)	408	7,409
20	Landivisiau	Finistère (29)	420	9,714
21	Locminé	Morbihan (56)	426	5,013
22	Scaër	Finistère (29)	428	5,286
23	Baud	Morbihan (56)	435	6,519
24	Plouigneau	Finistère (29)	436	5,180
25	Le Relecq-Kerhuon	Finistère (29)	441	12,171
26	La Mézière	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	442	5,149
27	Moëlan-sur-Mer	Finistère (29)	460	6,912
28	Plescop	Morbihan (56)	464	6,521
29	Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	479	8,451
30	Briec	Finistère (29)	480	5,940
31	Vezin-le-Coquet	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	487	6,546
32	Châteaulin	Finistère (29)	516	5,507
33	Lannilis	Finistère (29)	521	5,846
34	Theix-Noyalo	Morbihan (56)	521	8,742
35	Guilers	Finistère (29)	521	8,421
36	Plabennec	Finistère (29)	562	8,869
37	Trégueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	565	8,614
38	Trégunc	Finistère (29)	569	7,368
39	Crozon	Finistère (29)	578	7,662
40	Gévezé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	580	6,190
41	Languidic	Morbihan (56)	582	8,205
42	Le Rheu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	594	10,068
43	Caudan	Morbihan (56)	606	7,369
44	Guidel	Morbihan (56)	608	12,672
45	Saint-Gilles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	611	5,650
46	Bréal-sous-Montfort	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	615	6,489
47	Questembert	Morbihan (56)	651	8,442
48	Sarzeau	Morbihan (56)	664	9,377
49	Plouay	Morbihan (56)	682	5,886
50	Pacé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	695	12,021
51	Montfort-sur-Meu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	717	6,993
52	Landerneau	Finistère (29)	743	16,975
53	Auray	Morbihan (56)	746	14,607
54	Noyal-sur-Vilaine	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	746	6,384
55	Châteaubourg	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	753	7,675
56	Cesson-Sévigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	758	19,263
57	Betton	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	767	13,273
58	Langueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	768	8,173
59	Pluneret	Morbihan (56)	775	6,411
60	Arradon	Morbihan (56)	779	5,994
61	Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	785	13,912
62	Ploemeur	Morbihan (56)	787	19,496
63	Penmarch	Finistère (29)	796	5,600
64	Muzillac	Morbihan (56)	797	5,229
65	Vern-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	799	8,360
66	Dinan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	806	15,351
67	Séné	Morbihan (56)	813	9,745
68	Lannion	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	823	21,041
69	Ploudalmézeau	Finistère (29)	828	6,657
70	Pluvigner	Morbihan (56)	836	7,828
71	Mordelles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	841	8,032
72	Locmaria-Plouzané	Finistère (29)	844	5,260
73	Guichen	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	855	9,594
74	Plonéour-Lanvern	Finistère (29)	861	6,634
75	Pordic	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	870	7,673
76	Quimper	Finistère (29)	895	66,579
77	Rosporden	Finistère (29)	903	7,712
78	Guipavas	Finistère (29)	903	15,882
79	Lesneven	Finistère (29)	914	7,776
80	Pontivy	Morbihan (56)	915	15,490
81	Vitré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	921	19,938
82	Liffré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	935	9,484
83	Quéven	Morbihan (56)	939	9,237
84	Nivillac	Morbihan (56)	942	5,054
85	Plédran	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	944	7,080
86	Montauban-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	944	6,798
87	Lorient	Morbihan (56)	950	59,856
88	Laillé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	982	5,371
89	Surzur	Morbihan (56)	997	5,331
90	Hennebont	Morbihan (56)	1,006	16,385
91	Guingamp	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,006	7,672
92	Paimpol	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,006	7,654
93	Pont-l'Abbé	Finistère (29)	1,012	8,930
94	Baden	Morbihan (56)	1,015	5,212
95	Riantec	Morbihan (56)	1,020	6,013
96	Vannes	Morbihan (56)	1,022	57,745
97	Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Finistère (29)	1,054	7,156
98	Plougastel-Daoulas	Finistère (29)	1,066	13,756
99	Chantepie	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,091	10,824
100	Concarneau	Finistère (29)	1,111	21,635

Source: DGFiP (French public finance directorate), individual accounts of communes (main budget); outstanding debt on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published, divided by the DGF population, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Least indebted towns in Brittany: FAQ

Which town in Brittany has the least debt per inhabitant?

Combourg (Ille-et-Vilaine) is the least indebted town in Brittany, with debt of €1 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 least indebted towns in Brittany?

In order: Combourg (€1), Acigné (€5), Brech (€12), Plouzané (€35), Saint-Avé (€64), Châteaugiron (€97), Orgères (€125), Ploufragan (€192), Binic-Étables-sur-Mer (€209), and Plouhinec (€233).

Which town in Brittany has the most debt per inhabitant?

Gouesnou (Finistère) is the most indebted town in Brittany, with debt of €2,656 per inhabitant. See the most indebted towns in Brittany.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

136 out of 1,202. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants.

What does debt per inhabitant measure?

It is the outstanding debt of the commune’s main budget on December 31 of the latest fiscal year published by the DGFiP, divided by the population used to calculate the state’s general operating grant (the DGF population). High debt may have paid for recent facilities, so it is best read alongside the town’s capacity to repay it. Debt held by intercommunal bodies and joint syndicates is not counted; for Paris, which is both a commune and a department, it also covers department-level responsibilities. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.