Philharmonie de Paris
Philharmonie de Paris (concert hall, 19th arrondissement): €287.1M of City money since 2010 and 34 Paris Council deliberations, every fact linked to its source.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 13 September 2026.
287.1€M
paid by the City for this place since 2010
The Philharmonie de Paris, inaugurated on 14 January 2015, is a French cultural centre comprising a 2,400-seat concert hall known as the 'Pierre Boulez' hall, exhibition spaces, educational workshops, and rehearsal rooms. Wikipedia ↗
What the City funds here
127.4€M
paid · 2013–2024
Annual subsidy to the operator, La Cité de la Musique → This grant funds the public establishment Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris, created by the merger of the Cité de la musique and the Philharmonie: it covers both neighboring sites at La Villette (19th arrondissement), not just the Philharmonie.
12 k € in 2013 · 15.9 €M in 2024
2010
Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.
Works and renovation
159.7€M
paid · 2014
One building project paid, from the City’s published accounts.
What the Paris Council said about it
6 moments chosen from the 35 deliberations read.
DECEMBER 2023The venue finds its audienceAt the vote on the annual grant, the executive highlighted more than 1,400,000 visitors in 2023 and a 57% increase in the under-28 audience.SEPTEMBER 2016Official criticism followed by renegotiationReport by the regional audit chamber (Chambre régionale des comptes) on the construction; the Société Générale loan was renegotiated from 5.186% to 4.7%, a €4.35 million reduction.NOVEMBER 2014The openingLast grant to the association before opening to the public on 14 January 2015.OCTOBER 2014The debt shifts onto the CityAgreement for the City to repay the association's loan; the opposition put the cost at €381 million against the €118 million originally estimated.JULY 2009The City takes on exposureThe City guaranteed the association's loans up to €117,167,610, committing to pay in the event of default.JULY 2007The institution's founding actThe Council decided to create, together with the State and the Region, the public establishment 'Philharmonie de Paris', tasked with building the grand auditorium.2 more moments, 2006–2018
MAY 2018Cultural life enters the Council chamberAlongside the annual grant, the Council adopted a motion for a Pierre Henry exhibition, scheduled from 9 April to 11 August 2019.DECEMBER 2006Starting pointFirst municipal grant (€240,000) to the association temporarily responsible for project ownership of the grand auditorium.Other places · Culture
