The French public budget › Local authorities · Départements · 2024
Environment
Shared services and cross-cutting actions, other environmental initiatives, water management…: the 8th largest of the 9 areas of départements in 2024.
1.4bn€
spent in 2024 (estimate)
What it pays for, in 2024
Shared services and cross-cutting actions43%622M€
Other environmental initiatives28%405M€
Water management27%393M€
Waste management and urban cleanliness2%27M€
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 ↗.