Laon
Culture, vie sociale, jeunesse et sports
In 2024, Laon spent 6.0 M€ on this. That is €244 per inhabitant.
Against towns of the same size
−3.2 pt Laon devotes 17.5% of its operating budget to this; the median for towns of 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants is 20.7%.
Ranked 238 of 342 by share of budget.In euros per inhabitant: €244, against €263 for the median (−7 %).
What for?
Other youth activities1.0 M€
Arts activities and cultural events945 k€
Libraries and media libraries778 k€
Sports halls and gymnasiums651 k€
Theatres and live performance510 k€
Leisure centres458 k€
Sports events457 k€
Shared services450 k€
Stadiums382 k€
Holiday camps125 k€
Heritage108 k€
Other sports and leisure facilities75 k€
Other areas30 k€
Spent on what?
Other private bodies1.2 M€
Basic pay1.1 M€
Purchases of services (other than land for development)687 k€
Non-permanent staff — pay412 k€
Pension fund contributions368 k€
Other miscellaneous costs324 k€
Energy — electricity310 k€
Social security agency contributions261 k€
Other allowances221 k€
Public events and ceremonies135 k€
Food84 k€
Small equipment supplies75 k€
Other types of spending848 k€
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.