Valenciennes: spending by policy area · 2025

Culture, sport and youth

€21.3M

16% of 2025 spending · €491 per resident

€16.3M in 2024

Breakdown of this item’s spending

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Swimming pools23 %€3.3M
Arts activities and cultural events21 %€3M
- Permanent staff salaries€1.2M
- Pension contributions€418k
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€238k
- Contract staff salaries€228k
- Other compulsory contributions€175k
- Social security contributions€175k
- Payment of the family supplement to the national fund€68k
- Electricity€67k
- Other lines€349k
- Works and equipment€90k
Libraries and media libraries19 %€2.7M
- Permanent staff salaries€990k
- Pension contributions€353k
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€218k
- Contract staff salaries€158k
- Social security contributions€140k
- Books, records and tapes (libraries and media libraries)€109k
- Electricity€65k
- Other external services — other€63k
- Other lines€419k
- Works and equipment€160k
Sports halls and gymnasiums13 %€1.9M
- Electricity€365k
- Premises cleaning€257k
- Permanent staff salaries€253k
- Maintenance€84k
- Pension contributions€81k
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€67k
- Multi-risk insurance€67k
- Public buildings€43k
- Other lines€143k
- Works and equipment€502k
Shared services7 %€1M
- Permanent staff salaries€408k
- Grants to associations and private bodies€264k
- Pension contributions€139k
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€117k
- Social security contributions€37k
- Payment of the family supplement to the national fund€20k
- Freight transport€10k
- Transport levy€7k
- Other lines€24k
Museums7 %€943k
- Contract staff salaries€223k
- Permanent staff salaries€139k
- Electricity€124k
- Maintenance€87k
- Social security contributions€87k
- Contract staff bonuses and allowances€67k
- Pension contributions€60k
- Security and caretaking€54k
- Other lines€102k
Heritage3 %€437k
- Studies and research€32k
- Property rentals€24k
- Other movable property€17k
- Premises cleaning€15k
- Public buildings€12k
- Multi-risk insurance€8k
- Catalogues, printed matter and publications€6k
- Service charges and rental costs€5k
- Other lines€22k
- Works and equipment€295k

The 6 other items (6%)

Leisure centres2 %€232k
- Service contracts€83k
- Staff transport€50k
- Other external services — other€37k
- Food€31k
- Other materials and supplies€27k
- Other non-stocked supplies€2k
- Equipment rentals — other€940
- Small equipment supplies€547
- Other lines€562
Stadiums2 %€217k
- Land€45k
- Electricity€34k
- Maintenance€9k
- Studies and research€7k
- Property rentals€6k
- Water and wastewater€5k
- Premises cleaning€4k
- Multi-risk insurance€1k
- Other lines€2k
- Works and equipment€103k
Other youth activities1 %€183k
- Grants to associations and private bodies€176k
- Payments to training bodies€6k
Sports events1 %€78k
- Other external services — other€21k
- Grants to associations and private bodies€20k
- Food€12k
- Advertising, publications and public relations — miscellaneous€10k
- Equipment rentals — other€5k
- Security and caretaking€5k
- Other materials and supplies€3k
- Hospitality€521
- Other lines€462
Other sports and leisure facilities< 1 %€45k
- Electricity€11k
- Premises cleaning€10k
- Maintenance€5k
- Permanent staff salaries€5k
- Multi-risk insurance€4k
- Water and wastewater€3k
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€2k
- Pension contributions€2k
- Other lines€2k
Other1 %€140k

Largest works since 2023

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Who won this item’s contracts since 2023

Compared with towns of the same size

20.1% of the town’s running costs goes to this item. Towns of the same size: 20.3%.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy. Amounts paid in the year. Works and companies: published contracts, amounts at signature. See the source

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Culture, sport and youth

Breakdown of this item’s spending

Largest works since 2023

Who won this item’s contracts since 2023

Compared with towns of the same size

Other policy areas of Valenciennes, 2025