2026 ranking · debt per inhabitant

The most indebted towns in Brittany

Q: 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.

Gouesnou (Finistère) is the most indebted town in Brittany, with debt of €2,656 per inhabitant. Next come Ploërmel (Morbihan, €2,408) and Dinard (Ille-et-Vilaine, €2,201).

136 towns ranked out of 1,202

Gouesnou, 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. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Combourg (Ille-et-Vilaine) comes last with €1.

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 towns in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Debt per inhabitant (€)	Population
1	Gouesnou	Finistère (29)	2,656	6,619
2	Ploërmel	Morbihan (56)	2,408	10,688
3	Dinard	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2,201	11,285
4	Cancale	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2,096	5,769
5	Redon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2,070	10,342
6	Ergué-Gabéric	Finistère (29)	1,976	8,808
7	Le Mené	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,897	6,671
8	Saint-Grégoire	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,784	10,355
9	Fougères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,744	20,946
10	Guer	Morbihan (56)	1,671	6,511
11	Dol-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,645	6,173
12	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,616	45,736
13	Grand-Champ	Morbihan (56)	1,601	6,064
14	Douarnenez	Finistère (29)	1,574	14,425
15	Carhaix-Plouguer	Finistère (29)	1,539	7,869
16	Lanester	Morbihan (56)	1,508	23,752
17	Bain-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,449	7,851
18	Morlaix	Finistère (29)	1,407	15,647
19	Saint-Malo	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,381	48,675
20	Ploumagoar	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,378	5,519
21	Plouguerneau	Finistère (29)	1,330	6,895
22	Inzinzac-Lochrist	Morbihan (56)	1,309	6,820
23	Rennes	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,298	234,950
24	Lamballe-Armor	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,243	17,746
25	Larmor-Plage	Morbihan (56)	1,234	8,622
26	Elven	Morbihan (56)	1,233	6,807
27	Ploeren	Morbihan (56)	1,216	7,025
28	Melesse	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,204	7,653
29	Fouesnant	Finistère (29)	1,203	10,951
30	Quimperlé	Finistère (29)	1,181	12,948
31	Maen Roch	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,163	5,186
32	Saint-Renan	Finistère (29)	1,161	8,772
33	Plérin	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,154	14,880
34	Loudéac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,147	10,344
35	Perros-Guirec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,122	7,473
36	Guipry-Messac	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,120	7,524
37	Concarneau	Finistère (29)	1,111	21,635
38	Chantepie	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,091	10,824
39	Plougastel-Daoulas	Finistère (29)	1,066	13,756
40	Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Finistère (29)	1,054	7,156
41	Vannes	Morbihan (56)	1,022	57,745
42	Riantec	Morbihan (56)	1,020	6,013
43	Baden	Morbihan (56)	1,015	5,212
44	Pont-l'Abbé	Finistère (29)	1,012	8,930
45	Paimpol	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,006	7,654
46	Guingamp	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,006	7,672
47	Hennebont	Morbihan (56)	1,006	16,385
48	Surzur	Morbihan (56)	997	5,331
49	Laillé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	982	5,371
50	Lorient	Morbihan (56)	950	59,856
51	Montauban-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	944	6,798
52	Plédran	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	944	7,080
53	Nivillac	Morbihan (56)	942	5,054
54	Quéven	Morbihan (56)	939	9,237
55	Liffré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	935	9,484
56	Vitré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	921	19,938
57	Pontivy	Morbihan (56)	915	15,490
58	Lesneven	Finistère (29)	914	7,776
59	Guipavas	Finistère (29)	903	15,882
60	Rosporden	Finistère (29)	903	7,712
61	Quimper	Finistère (29)	895	66,579
62	Pordic	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	870	7,673
63	Plonéour-Lanvern	Finistère (29)	861	6,634
64	Guichen	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	855	9,594
65	Locmaria-Plouzané	Finistère (29)	844	5,260
66	Mordelles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	841	8,032
67	Pluvigner	Morbihan (56)	836	7,828
68	Ploudalmézeau	Finistère (29)	828	6,657
69	Lannion	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	823	21,041
70	Séné	Morbihan (56)	813	9,745
71	Dinan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	806	15,351
72	Vern-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	799	8,360
73	Muzillac	Morbihan (56)	797	5,229
74	Penmarch	Finistère (29)	796	5,600
75	Ploemeur	Morbihan (56)	787	19,496
76	Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	785	13,912
77	Arradon	Morbihan (56)	779	5,994
78	Pluneret	Morbihan (56)	775	6,411
79	Langueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	768	8,173
80	Betton	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	767	13,273
81	Cesson-Sévigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	758	19,263
82	Châteaubourg	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	753	7,675
83	Noyal-sur-Vilaine	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	746	6,384
84	Auray	Morbihan (56)	746	14,607
85	Landerneau	Finistère (29)	743	16,975
86	Montfort-sur-Meu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	717	6,993
87	Pacé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	695	12,021
88	Plouay	Morbihan (56)	682	5,886
89	Sarzeau	Morbihan (56)	664	9,377
90	Questembert	Morbihan (56)	651	8,442
91	Bréal-sous-Montfort	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	615	6,489
92	Saint-Gilles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	611	5,650
93	Guidel	Morbihan (56)	608	12,672
94	Caudan	Morbihan (56)	606	7,369
95	Le Rheu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	594	10,068
96	Languidic	Morbihan (56)	582	8,205
97	Gévezé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	580	6,190
98	Crozon	Finistère (29)	578	7,662
99	Trégunc	Finistère (29)	569	7,368
100	Trégueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	565	8,614

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

Most indebted towns in Brittany: FAQ

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.

What are the 10 most indebted towns in Brittany?

In order: Gouesnou (€2,656), Ploërmel (€2,408), Dinard (€2,201), Cancale (€2,096), Redon (€2,070), Ergué-Gabéric (€1,976), Le Mené (€1,897), Saint-Grégoire (€1,784), Fougères (€1,744), and Guer (€1,671).

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. See the least 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.