Ardres
Culture, vie sociale, jeunesse et sports
In 2025, Ardres spent 552 k€ on this. That is €124 per inhabitant.
Against towns of the same size
Same as elsewhere. Ardres devotes 12.3% of its operating budget to this. Towns of 3,500 to 5,000 inhabitants usually devote 12%.
In euros per inhabitant: €124, against €103 usually (+20 %).
What for?
Leisure centres173 k€
Sports halls and gymnasiums150 k€
Other sports and leisure facilities125 k€
Heritage54 k€
Arts activities and cultural events18 k€
Stadiums13 k€
Holiday camps10 k€
Sports events10 k€
Spent on what?
Service contracts120 k€
Basic pay100 k€
Non-permanent staff — pay72 k€
Pension fund contributions38 k€
Energy — electricity33 k€
Social security agency contributions27 k€
Purchases of services (other than land for development)26 k€
Other allowances22 k€
Small equipment supplies16 k€
Other external staff13 k€
Other miscellaneous costs11 k€
Public events and ceremonies8 k€
Other types of spending67 k€
Towns of the same size, around it by share of budget
2025 operating expenditure, as the town voted it by function. Source: DGFiP — balances comptables, présentation croisée nature-fonction. The comparison is first on the share of the operating budget — the reading that does not depend on how wealthy the town is — then on euros per inhabitant, against the median of towns in the same DGFiP population band. Transfers to the inter-municipal body are excluded on both sides.