2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The most indebted cities in Brittany

Q: Which city in Brittany has the most debt per inhabitant?

Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) is the most indebted city in Brittany, with debt of €1,744 per inhabitant.

Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) is the most indebted city in Brittany, with debt of €1,744 per inhabitant. Next come Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor, €1,616) and Lanester (Morbihan, €1,508).

12 towns ranked out of 1,202

Fougères, 1^stThe next 11

The podium

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This ranking covers 12 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Brest (Finistère) comes last with €234.

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: most indebted cities in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Fougères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,744	20,946
2	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,616	45,736
3	Lanester	Morbihan (56)	1,508	23,752
4	Saint-Malo	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,381	48,675
5	Rennes	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,298	234,950
6	Concarneau	Finistère (29)	1,111	21,635
7	Vannes	Morbihan (56)	1,022	57,745
8	Lorient	Morbihan (56)	950	59,856
9	Quimper	Finistère (29)	895	66,579
10	Lannion	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	823	21,041
11	Bruz	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	380	20,113
12	Brest	Finistère (29)	234	144,890

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, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Most indebted cities in Brittany: FAQ

Which city in Brittany has the most debt per inhabitant?

Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) is the most indebted city in Brittany, with debt of €1,744 per inhabitant.

What are the 10 most indebted cities in Brittany?

In order: Fougères (€1,744), Saint-Brieuc (€1,616), Lanester (€1,508), Saint-Malo (€1,381), Rennes (€1,298), Concarneau (€1,111), Vannes (€1,022), Lorient (€950), Quimper (€895), and Lannion (€823).

Which city in Brittany has the least debt per inhabitant?

Brest (Finistère) is the least indebted city in Brittany, with debt of €234 per inhabitant.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

12 out of 1,202. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 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 cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants are ranked here (towns with 5,000 or more appear in the most and least indebted towns rankings): in smaller communes, a few loans can swing the amount per inhabitant sharply.