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Le Mans: spending by policy area · 2025

Culture, sport and youth

€54.3M

27% of 2025 spending · €367 per resident

€58M in 2024

Breakdown of this item’s spending

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  • Arts activities and cultural events15 %€8.2M
    • Permanent staff salaries€2.3M
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€1.4M
    • Other external services — other€887k
    • Pension contributions€840k
    • Social security contributions€475k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€387k
    • Equipment rentals — other€346k
    • Other external staff€326k
    • Other lines€1.3M
  • Swimming pools12 %€6.3M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.1M
    • Contract staff salaries€621k
    • Electricity€599k
    • Pension contributions€452k
    • Social security contributions€419k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€319k
    • District heating€285k
    • Premises cleaning€283k
    • Other lines€643k
    • Works and equipment€1.5M
  • Stadiums10 %€5.4M
    • Permanent staff salaries€683k
    • Electricity€557k
    • Pension contributions€251k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€169k
    • Social security contributions€133k
    • Water and wastewater€114k
    • Networks€85k
    • Contract staff salaries€65k
    • Other lines€283k
    • Works and equipment€3M
  • Libraries and media libraries10 %€5.3M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.8M
    • Pension contributions€687k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€438k
    • Social security contributions€437k
    • Contract staff salaries€362k
    • Electricity€255k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€109k
    • Books, records and tapes (libraries and media libraries)€100k
    • Other lines€319k
    • Works and equipment€709k
  • Museums7 %€3.9M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.4M
    • Pension contributions€524k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€332k
    • Social security contributions€331k
    • Contract staff salaries€280k
    • Electricity€273k
    • Other external services — other€214k
    • Freight transport€206k
    • Other lines€345k
  • Other youth activities7 %€3.5M
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€1.4M
    • Permanent staff salaries€594k
    • Pension contributions€226k
    • Other external staff€188k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€167k
    • Electricity€165k
    • Contract staff salaries€154k
    • Social security contributions€151k
    • Other lines€529k
  • Heritage6 %€3M
    • Permanent staff salaries€173k
    • Electricity€145k
    • Contract staff salaries€117k
    • Social security contributions€91k
    • Other external staff€80k
    • Pension contributions€71k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€52k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€23k
    • Other lines€79k
    • Works and equipment€2.2M
  • Sports halls and gymnasiums5 %€2.9M
    • Permanent staff salaries€627k
    • Electricity€407k
    • Pension contributions€231k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€178k
    • District heating€128k
    • Social security contributions€127k
    • Contract staff salaries€65k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€25k
    • Other lines€128k
    • Works and equipment€977k
  • Shared services5 %€2.7M
    • Permanent staff salaries€1.1M
    • Pension contributions€409k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€354k
    • Contract staff salaries€283k
    • Social security contributions€282k
    • Other external services — other€77k
    • Contract staff bonuses and allowances€76k
    • Transport levy€28k
    • Other lines€143k
  • Other5 %€2.6M
    • Permanent staff salaries€821k
    • Electricity€460k
    • Pension contributions€304k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€222k
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€181k
    • Social security contributions€147k
    • Premises cleaning€108k
    • Contract staff salaries€44k
    • Other lines€335k
  • Theatres and live performance5 %€2.5M
    • Commercial agencies with legal personality€1.8M
    • Operating grants to individuals, associations and other private bodies€259k
    • Grants to associations and private bodies€169k
    • District heating€80k
    • Electricity€37k
    • To third parties€33k
    • Maintenance€29k
    • Other external staff€28k
    • Other lines€37k
  • Leisure centres2 %€1.3M
    • Contract staff salaries€735k
    • Staff transport€129k
    • Permanent staff salaries€124k
    • Electricity€66k
    • Pension contributions€62k
    • Social security contributions€51k
    • Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€31k
    • Other staff costs — other€27k
    • Other lines€120k
  • Other12 %€6.4M

Largest works since 2023

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Who won this item’s contracts since 2023

Compared with towns of the same size

25.8% of the town’s running costs goes to this item. Towns of the same size: 22.5%.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy. Amounts paid in the year. Works and companies: published contracts, amounts at signature. See the source

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