The French public budget › Culture, media, sport, youth · State · 2026
Culture
Heritage, artistic creation, support for the policies of the Ministry of Culture…: the 17th largest of the 31 missions in the State budget for 2026.
3.7bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 20243.9bn€
Spent in 20253.9bn€
Voted for 20263.7bn€
What it pays for, voted for 2026
Heritage30%1.1bn€Artistic creation27%998M€Support for the policies of the Ministry of Culture23%868M€Transmission of knowledge and democratisation of culture20%741M€Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗.