Maison de la Poésie

Name: Maison de la Poésie: €994k paid by the City in 2019 (Paris)
Creator: Ville de Paris
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Maison de la Poésie (scène littéraire, 3rd arrondissement): €994k paid by the City in 2019 and 21 Paris Council deliberations about it. The source of each item is given.

Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 29 September 2026.

€994k

paid by the City for this place in 2019

La Maison de la Poésie de la Ville de Paris est un lieu de création, de diffusion et de rencontres créé en 1983 consacré initialement à la poésie contemporaine. Wikipedia ↗

One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City

What the City funds here

Running the place

€16.2M

paid · 2010–2025

Annual subsidy to the operator, Maison de la Poesie →

€940k in 2010 · €1.1M in 2024 (the highest) · €990k in 2025

Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.

Works and renovation

€265k

contract ceiling · 2025

The contract · 2025, €265 k ceiling

Mise à niveau des équipements de machinerie scénique d'un équipement culturelTAMBE · 2025€265k

A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.

At the Conseil de Paris

5 moments chosen from the 21 deliberations about this place.

NOVEMBER 2019€8,000 equipment grant voted

The Council voted an equipment grant of €8,000; in session, a board member noted that former minister Françoise Nyssen had succeeded Bernard Comment as chair of the board of directors.Read the decision ↗

SEPTEMBER 2010Grant raised from €460,000 to €940,000 by amendment

The Council authorized an amendment raising the 2010 operating grant from €460,000 to €940,000, i.e. an additional expenditure of €480,000.Read the decision ↗

MAY 2006Change of director; a €130,000 rise in staff costs criticized

Long-time director Michel de Maulne (in post since 1982) left the leadership, replaced by Claude Guerre, elected in February; the opposition raised alarm over a €130,000 rise in staff costs.Read the decision ↗

MAY 2004€920,000 grant voted; an amendment to raise it is rejected

During the vote on the €920,000 grant, the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement (P. Aidenbaum) judged the venue insufficiently open to the public; the executive backed his motion and rejected the amendment to raise the amount.Read the decision ↗

JULY 1999Agreement to place a City employee with the association

The Council authorized the Mayor to sign an agreement placing a permanent civil servant of the City of Paris at the association's disposal.Read the decision ↗

3 more moments, 2002–2026

FEBRUARY 2026€776,000 grant voted, with a first amendment to the agreement

The Council voted a €776,000 grant to the association, together with a first amendment to the agreement.Read the decision ↗

OCTOBER 2007One-year occupancy agreement signed, rental value estimated at €46,900

The Council authorized a one-year occupancy agreement for the Théâtre Molière – Maison de la Poésie; the venue's rental value is estimated at €46,900 by the planning department.Read the decision ↗

DECEMBER 2002Grants voted, including €20,000 for 85 performances on Victor Hugo

Three companies scheduled to perform at the Maison de la Poésie received grants, including l'Athanor (€20,000) for 85 performances of shows about Victor Hugo.Read the decision ↗

All deliberations ↗

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Maison de la Poésie

What the City funds here

At the Conseil de Paris

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