The French public budget › Local authorities · Départements · 2024
Culture, social life, sport & youth
Culture, sports, shared services and social life…: the 6th largest of the 9 areas of départements in 2024.
3.0bn€
spent in 2024 (estimate)
What it pays for, in 2024
Culture49%1.5bn€
Sports26%788M€
Shared services and social life20%598M€
Youth and leisure4%135M€
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 ↗.