Blois
Culture, vie sociale, jeunesse et sports
In 2024, Blois spent 17.2 M€ on this. That is €357 per inhabitant.
Against towns of the same size
+2.9 pt Blois devotes 23.6% of its operating budget to this; the median for towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants is 20.7%.
Ranked 89 of 342 by share of budget.In euros per inhabitant: €357, against €263 for the median (+36 %).
What for?
Other youth activities8.0 M€
Arts activities and cultural events2.8 M€
Sports halls and gymnasiums1.7 M€
Sports events1.4 M€
Museums1.2 M€
Shared services980 k€
Theatres and live performance327 k€
Stadiums312 k€
Leisure centres199 k€
Archive services180 k€
Heritage47 k€
Cinemas and other performance venues13 k€
Other areas7 k€
Spent on what?
Basic pay4.1 M€
Other private bodies3.4 M€
Non-permanent staff — pay2.1 M€
Pension fund contributions1.4 M€
Social security agency contributions1.2 M€
Service contracts817 k€
Energy — electricity640 k€
Other allowances533 k€
Public events and ceremonies321 k€
Other compulsory contributions271 k€
Public buildings250 k€
Bonuses and other allowances203 k€
Other types of spending2.0 M€
Towns of the same size, around it by share of budget
2024 operating expenditure, as the town voted it by function. Source: DGFiP — balances comptables, présentation croisée nature-fonction. The comparison is first on the share of the operating budget — the reading that does not depend on how wealthy the town is — then on euros per inhabitant, against the median of towns in the same DGFiP population band. Transfers to the inter-municipal body are excluded on both sides.