The French public budget › Culture · State · 2026
Heritage
Historic monuments and monumental heritage, heritage of the Musées de France, archaeological heritage…: the largest of the 4 parts of “Culture”.
1.1bn€
voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)
Year by year
Spent in 20241.3bn€
Spent in 20251.3bn€
Voted for 20261.1bn€
What it pays for, planned in the draft budget for 2025
Historic monuments and monumental heritage41%493M€
Heritage of the Musées de France37%442M€
Archaeological heritage14%168M€
Archival heritage4%51M€
Architecture and heritage sites3%38M€
Acquisition and enrichment of public collections< 1%10M€
Source: 2024 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2025 actual spending (budget outturn act) ↗, 2026 budget act as passed ↗, State budget bill for 2025 (data.economie.gouv.fr) ↗.