Metz
Culture, vie sociale, jeunesse et sports
In 2024, Metz spent 34.4 M€ on this. That is €280 per inhabitant.
Against towns of the same size
−3.1 pt Metz devotes 21.1% of its operating budget to this; the median for towns of 100,000 inhabitants and over is 24.2%.
Ranked 26 of 40 by share of budget.In euros per inhabitant: €280, against €309 for the median (−9 %).
What for?
Arts activities and cultural events6.5 M€
Libraries and media libraries5.2 M€
Cinemas and other performance venues4.8 M€
Other youth activities4.3 M€
Swimming pools3.8 M€
Sports events3.6 M€
Sports halls and gymnasiums2.0 M€
Shared services1.5 M€
Other sports and leisure facilities1.2 M€
Heritage718 k€
Archive services527 k€
Stadiums248 k€
Other areas114 k€
Spent on what?
Other private bodies6.8 M€
Basic pay5.5 M€
Other local public bodies5.4 M€
Other joint bodies2.0 M€
Non-permanent staff — pay2.0 M€
Pension fund contributions1.9 M€
Service contracts1.7 M€
Other allowances1.6 M€
Social security agency contributions1.5 M€
Other external services — other1.4 M€
Public events and ceremonies532 k€
Bonuses and other allowances465 k€
Other types of spending3.5 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.