Théâtre du Châtelet
Théâtre du Châtelet (theatre, 1st arrondissement): €30M paid by the City in 2019, 30 Paris Council deliberations about it and municipal bulletin extracts. The source of each item is given.
Source: Conseil de Paris, Bulletin municipal officiel, opendata.paris.fr, data as of 29 September 2026.
€30M
paid by the City for this place in 2019
Théâtre du Châtelet is a theatre located on place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1862. Wikipedia ↗
One of 225 places · €2.9 B paid by the City
What the City funds here
€255M
paid · 2010–2025
Annual subsidy to the operator, Théâtre Musical de Paris →
€18.1M in 2010 · €18.3M in 2011 (the highest) · €15.4M in 2025
Click a year for its amount and the Conseil de Paris decision.
Works and renovation
€38.9M
paid · 2010–2022
€394k in 2010 · €13.5M in 2019 (the highest) · €249k in 2022
2025
The 7 projects
TMP CHATELET - RENOVATION2016–2022 · City accounts€25.8MTMP CHATELET - RENOVATION2017–2022 · City accounts€5MTMP CHATELET2009–2013 · City accounts€2.9MTMP CHATELET2011–2013 · City accounts€2.4MThéâtre Chatelet - Sécurité2014–2018 · City accounts€1.6MTMP CHATELET - RENOVATION2014–2020 · City accounts€963kThéâtre Chatelet - Sécurité2014–2017 · City accounts€340kThe 18 contracts · 2014–2019, €25.9 M ceiling
Travaux tous corps d'état Théâtre du Chatelet lot 2BALAS · 2017€10.2MRestauration Théâtre du ChateletBAUDIN CHATEAUNEUF · 2017€5.3MRestauration Théâtre Chatelet-lot 4- Machinerie SceniqueBC CAIRE · 2017€2.9MMaîtrise d’œuvre Mise Normes Tech./restauration Décors Théâtre ChateletPHILIPPE PUMAIN ARCHITECTE SARL · 2015€2.8MTravaux Réseaux Sceniques Théâtre Chatelet lot 5SNEF · 2017€1.4MTravaux Curage Depollution Théâtre ChateletVALGO · 2017€660kFacade Théâtre D Chatelet -lot 8:METALLERIE/PDUITS VerrVERRE ET METAL · 2018€483kAssistance à maîtrise d’ouvrage Subséquent Conduite Opération TH. Ville et Th.chateletARTELIA · 2017€429kTravaux Monte-orchestre Théâtre du Châtelet 75001BAUDIN CHATEAUNEUF · 2015€309kInstallations Électriques Théâtre du Châtelet 75001TRAVAUX BATIMENTS ELECTRICITE SECUR · 2015€291kTravaux Restauration Facade Principale Théâtre Chatelet 1ERSTE LOUIS GENESTE ET SES FILS · 2019€281kRemplacement Armoires Électriques Th.chatelet 75001 M.STRAVAUX BATIMENTS ELECTRICITE SECUR · 2014€184kRestauration Statues du Théâtre Chatelet lot 7ATELIERS ENACHE · 2018€132kRestaur Facade Théâtre Chatelet lot 9:candelabres/lanterEIFFAGE ENERGIE SYSTEMES IDF · 2019€118kBCT Restauration Partielle Decor Théâtre Chatelet lot 1QUALICONSULT · 2016€104kBCT Restauration Partielle Decor Théâtre Chatelet lot 1QUALICONSULT SECURITE · 2016€100kMaîtrise d’œuvre et Cssi Installations Électriques Théâtre du ChâteletSOC INT DE TECH AVANCEES ET DE SECU · 2014€85kRemplact Contrepoids Rideau de FER Théâtre du Châtelet 75001A M G FECHOZ · 2015€81kOutside the figure: €316 k of works and renovation, in 2009. The City publishes investment from 2009, subsidies from 2010.
A contract amount is a ceiling: what was actually paid on it is not published by the City.
At the Conseil de Paris
6 moments chosen from the 30 deliberations about this place.
OCTOBER 2020€15.8M grant; the opposition asks for the audit to be published
The subsidy draft of 15,800,000 euros was examined alongside two motions from the Changer Paris group, one calling for publication of the audit on the theatre's management, the other on its future.Read the decision ↗NOVEMBER 2018€250,000 in sponsorship from Total disputed, a plaque in exchange
A tripartite sponsorship agreement with the Fondation du Patrimoine and the association to finance the works.Read the decision ↗MARCH 2015Motion on renovation: 2017-2019 timeline and fate of 143 staff in question
A motion on the planned renovations: Jean-François Legaret, mayor of the 1st arrondissement, laid out the schedule as he said he understood it — from summer 2017 to summer 2019, i.e. two and a half seasons — and raised the question of the fate of the 143 staff members and the continuity of programming.Read the decision ↗JUNE 2009€9.3M voted: operating grant and equipment agreement
The deliberation draft combined an operating-subsidy amendment and an equipment agreement for a total amount of 9,273,000 euros.Read the decision ↗MAY 2008Extension approved into the former Hôtel du Palais, quai de la Mégisserie
The Council approved the principle of extending the theatre into the former Hôtel du Palais, 2 quai de la Mégisserie, the procedures for awarding the project-management contract, and the filing of demolition and construction permit applications.Read the decision ↗SEPTEMBER 1999Stage-house works completed; an 800,000 F amendment disputed
The amendment to the stage-tower contract (800,000 francs, or 1.4% of the overall works budget according to Alain Le Garrec) was contested; one councillor announced his personal abstention.Read the decision ↗2 more moments, 1996–2017
MAY 2017Scaffolding ad space approved despite Green opposition, €2.7M expected
The Council adopted the public domain occupancy agreement for an advertising display space on the scaffolding, despite the Green councillors calling for a vote against it.Read the decision ↗MAY 19961,200,000 F in equipment and 3,530,000 F in works voted the same evening
An equipment subsidy of 1,200,000 francs and a safety-works operation of 3,530,000 francs were voted on the same evening.Read the decision ↗Other places · Culture
