The French public budget › Local authorities · Towns and their groupings · 2024
Culture, social life, sport & youth
Culture, sports, youth and leisure…: the 2nd largest of the 9 areas of towns and their groupings in 2024.
33.9bn€
spent in 2024 (estimate)
What it pays for, in 2024
Culture37%12.4bn€
Sports31%10.6bn€
Youth and leisure21%7.2bn€
Shared services and social life11%3.6bn€
Estimated amount: local authorities’ 2024 spending (Eurostat, government accounts 2024 ↗), split according to: Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 accounts ↗, Local finance observatory (OFGL), 2025 report ↗.