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Bourges: spending by policy area · 2025

Culture, sport and youth

€37.9M

29% of 2025 spending · €572 per resident

€31.9M in 2024

Breakdown of this item’s spending

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  • Arts activities and cultural events24 %€8.9M
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€2M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.9M
    • Other local public bodies€1.2M
    • Pension contributions€707k
    • Contract staff salaries€479k
    • Social security contributions€445k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€324k
    • Electricity€210k
    • Other lines€733k
    • Works and equipment€752k
  • Stadiums16 %€5.9M
    • Electricity€412k
    • Other materials and supplies€97k
    • Water and wastewater€66k
    • Service contracts€25k
    • Other external services — other€22k
    • Other movable property€20k
    • Public buildings€19k
    • Small equipment supplies€11k
    • Other lines€16k
    • Works and equipment€5.2M
  • Leisure centres14 %€5.4M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.6M
    • Contract staff salaries€781k
    • Pension contributions€620k
    • Social security contributions€580k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€362k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€361k
    • Purchases of services (other than land for development)€261k
    • Transport of people outside the authority€117k
    • Other lines€457k
    • Works and equipment€309k
  • Libraries and media libraries10 %€3.6M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.7M
    • Pension contributions€601k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€305k
    • Social security contributions€286k
    • Books, records and tapes (libraries and media libraries)€186k
    • Contract staff salaries€105k
    • Heating fuel€88k
    • Service contracts€55k
    • Other lines€293k
  • Museums9 %€3.5M
    • Permanent staff salaries€779k
    • Pension contributions€297k
    • Contract staff salaries€251k
    • Social security contributions€211k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€198k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€64k
    • Equipment rentals — other€61k
    • Intermediary fees and professional fees — miscellaneous€61k
    • Other lines€382k
    • Works and equipment€1.2M
  • Swimming pools6 %€2.2M
    • Permanent staff salaries€500k
    • Electricity€293k
    • District heating€289k
    • Contract staff salaries€228k
    • Pension contributions€195k
    • Social security contributions€158k
    • Premises cleaning€125k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€106k
    • Other lines€277k
  • Sports halls and gymnasiums6 %€2.1M
    • Electricity€617k
    • Permanent staff salaries€374k
    • District heating€141k
    • Pension contributions€139k
    • Service contracts€87k
    • Social security contributions€79k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€78k
    • Public buildings€71k
    • Other lines€251k
    • Works and equipment€248k
  • Sports (other than school sport)3 %€1.3M
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€505k
    • Works and equipment€801k
  • Shared services3 %€1.1M
    • Permanent staff salaries€436k
    • Intermediary fees and professional fees — miscellaneous€190k
    • Pension contributions€161k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€120k
    • Social security contributions€85k
    • Contract staff salaries€51k
    • Apprentice pay€17k
    • Studies and research€14k
    • Other lines€77k
  • Other youth activities3 %€1.1M
    • Permanent staff salaries€403k
    • Pension contributions€150k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€113k
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€69k
    • Social security contributions€66k
    • Electricity€60k
    • Other materials and supplies€26k
    • New indexed bonus€24k
    • Other lines€199k
  • Other sports and leisure facilities2 %€903k
    • Electricity€360k
    • Permanent staff salaries€173k
    • Pension contributions€83k
    • Contract staff salaries€77k
    • Social security contributions€67k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€49k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€42k
    • Water and wastewater€15k
    • Other lines€38k
  • Other4 %€1.4M

Largest works since 2023

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Who won this item’s contracts since 2023

Compared with towns of the same size

35.8% of the town’s running costs goes to this item. Towns of the same size: 21.1%.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy. Amounts paid in the year. Works and companies: published contracts, amounts at signature. See the source

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