Philharmonie de Paris
Philharmonie de Paris (concert hall, 19th arrondissement): €17.2M paid by the City in 2019 and 34 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.
€17.2M
paid by the City for this place in 2019
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 ↗
One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City
What the City funds here
€142.7M
paid · 2013–2025
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.
€12k in 2013 · €17.2M in 2019 (the highest) · €15.3M in 2025
2010
Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.
Works and renovation
€159.7M
paid · 2014
At the Conseil de Paris
6 moments chosen from the 34 deliberations about this place.
DECEMBER 2023Over 1.4 million visitors hailed at the annual grant vote
At 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.Read the decision ↗SEPTEMBER 2016Regional audit report; loan renegotiated, saving €4.35M
Report 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.Read the decision ↗NOVEMBER 2014Last grant to the association before opening to the public
Last grant to the association before opening to the public on 14 January 2015.Read the decision ↗OCTOBER 2014Loan repayment shifted to the City; cost disputed at €381M
Agreement for the City to repay the association's loan; the opposition put the cost at €381 million against the €118 million originally estimated.Read the decision ↗JULY 2009Association's loans guaranteed by the City up to €117.2M
The City guaranteed the association's loans up to €117,167,610, committing to pay in the event of default.Read the decision ↗JULY 2007Public body created with the State and the Region
The Council decided to create, together with the State and the Region, the public establishment 'Philharmonie de Paris', tasked with building the grand auditorium.Read the decision ↗2 more moments, 2006–2018
MAY 2018Motion for a Pierre Henry exhibition adopted alongside the annual grant
Alongside the annual grant, the Council adopted a motion for a Pierre Henry exhibition, scheduled from 9 April to 11 August 2019.Read the decision ↗DECEMBER 2006First €240,000 grant to the association building the concert hall
First municipal grant (€240,000) to the association temporarily responsible for project ownership of the grand auditorium.Read the decision ↗Other places · Culture
