Catacombes de Paris
Catacombes de Paris (musée, 14th arrondissement): €17.2M of City money since 2010, 8 Paris Council deliberations and municipal bulletin extracts, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
17.2€M
paid by the City for this place since 2010
The Catacombs of Paris, a term used to name the municipal ossuary, are originally part of the old underground quarries located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, linked together by inspection galleries. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
Works and renovation
17.2€M
paid · 2016–2022
2 building projects paid, from the City’s published accounts.
861 k € in 2016 · 2 k € in 2022
2010
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What the Paris Council said about it
4 moments chosen from the 8 deliberations read.
FEBRUARY 2013Repeated closures of an underground siteA motion from the U.D.I. group pointed to repeated closures (electrical, ventilation, falling bones); the deputy mayor replied by detailing two recent closures.OCTOBER 2009Reopening after the ossuary was vandalizedAfter the ossuary was vandalized on 12 September, the Council examined access changes allowing it to reopen; the deputy mayor put security-related spending since 2004 at close to 700,000 €.OCTOBER 2009Rates aligned with the City's museumsThe Council abolished the Catacombs' specific rates and aligned them with the City's museum pricing scale, effective 26 October 2009.NOVEMBER 1999First major electrical works debated in sessionThe Council authorized the Mayor to sign the contract for modernizing the museum's electrical installations; in session, a councillor from the U.D.F. group expressed surprise at the use of an outside engineering firm.3 more moments, 2003–2007
MAY 2007Improving fire safety and evacuation at the museumThe Council approved the principle of fire-detection works and commissioning an emergency staircase at the museum.JULY 2006The admission ticket set at 7 eurosThe Council set admission prices for the Catacombs at 7.00 € full price and 5.50 € reduced price.OCTOBER 2003Replacing the grilles along the visitor circuitThe Council approved the principle of works to replace the grilles along the visitor circuit and authorized the Mayor to sign the contract.Other places · Culture
