Laon
Culture, vie sociale, jeunesse et sports
In 2025, Laon spent 6.1 M€ on this. That is €246 per inhabitant.
Against towns of the same size
Less than elsewhere. Laon devotes 16.8% of its operating budget to this. Towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants usually devote 20.1%.
In euros per inhabitant: €246, against €258 usually (−5 %).
What for?
Other youth activities1.1 M€
Arts activities and cultural events792 k€
Libraries and media libraries769 k€
Sports halls and gymnasiums680 k€
Holiday camps669 k€
Theatres and live performance613 k€
Shared services470 k€
Sports events440 k€
Stadiums413 k€
Heritage94 k€
Other sports and leisure facilities74 k€
Swimming pools13 k€
Other areas-9 k€
Spent on what?
Other private bodies1.2 M€
Basic pay1.1 M€
Purchases of services (other than land for development)722 k€
Pension fund contributions421 k€
Non-permanent staff — pay373 k€
Energy — electricity323 k€
Social security agency contributions269 k€
Other allowances199 k€
Other miscellaneous costs190 k€
Public events and ceremonies97 k€
Food88 k€
Small equipment supplies87 k€
Other types of spending947 k€
Towns of the same size, around it by share of budget
2025 operating expenditure, as the town voted it by function. Source: DGFiP — balances comptables, présentation croisée nature-fonction. The comparison is first on the share of the operating budget — the reading that does not depend on how wealthy the town is — then on euros per inhabitant, against the median of towns in the same DGFiP population band. Transfers to the inter-municipal body are excluded on both sides.