The Bpi in figures

Key figures 2023

A few figures to illustrate visitor numbers, the documentary and cultural offer and to attempt to sum up the activity of a large library.

To find out more, you can consult our activity reports.

Visitor numbers

  • 1 176 739 visitors (total visitor numbers)
  • 268 369 participants in cultural actions and appreciation sessions outside reading spaces.

Surface area

Surface allocated to receiving visitors :10400  m2

Printed collections (monographs)

  • 365 643 volumes
  • 361 939 book titles
  • 400 video games, 271 of wich physical, 129 en dematerialised
  • 26 500 sound documents of wich 413 vinyl record.
  • 1531 physical periodical or journal titles supplemented by databases

Human resources

  • 231 full-time officers

Budget

  • Operation expenditure : 7 360 906 €
  • ​​Investment expenditure : 589 598
graphique des entrées par nature de jour pour l'année 2019