The Mediterranean Département of Hérault, which includes the city of Montpellier, has abolished its arts grants, worth 6 million Euros a year.
The leader of the socialist council Kléber Mesquida has promised to eliminate by ‘all non-obligatory expenditure and subsidies’.
Hérault becomes the first region in France to abolish arts support.
pictured: Montpellier Opera House
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