Poverty and living standards in Ardèche (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Ardèche was 15.6% in 2023, 0.3 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 48th lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Ardèche depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 5.0% of household disposable income in Ardèche in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.7%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Ardèche?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 842 burglaries of homes in Ardèche in 2025, 4.0 per 1,000 dwellings (23rd lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 10% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Ardèche dangerous?
There were 872 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Ardèche in 2025, or 2.61 per 1,000 residents, 36th lowest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Ardèche spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €37.73 million in 2025, €110 per resident (25th lowest of 94 councils), against €36.61 million in 2019.
Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts · saved copyMore figures
- The richest 20% of people in Ardèche had 3.7 times the combined living standard of the poorest 20% in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.6). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Minimum social benefits (RSA, minimum old-age pension, disabled adult allowance) accounted for 2.3% of income in Ardèche in 2023, 48th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Ardèche reached 1,087 victims in 2025, 3.25 per 1,000 residents, up from 428 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 571 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Ardèche in 2025, a rate of 1.71 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 101 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Ardèche (0.30 per 1,000 residents) and 1,854 people reported card or payment fraud (5.5 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 0 homicide victims were recorded in Ardèche in 2025, along with 12 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Ardèche compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Ardèche ranks 50 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Vosges | 15.8% |
| 48 | Indre | 15.8% |
| 49 | Gers | 15.6% |
| 50 | Ardèche | 15.6% |
| 51 | Vienne | 15.5% |
| 52 | Charente | 15.4% |
| 53 | Essonne | 15.4% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Ardèche ranks 50 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Charente-Maritime | 2.3% |
| 48 | Drôme | 2.3% |
| 49 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2.3% |
| 50 | Ardèche | 2.3% |
| 51 | Aveyron | 2.3% |
| 52 | Var | 2.3% |
| 53 | Cantal | 2.3% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Ardèche ranks 79 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 4.1 |
| 77 | Maine-et-Loire | 4.1 |
| 78 | Corrèze | 4.0 |
| 79 | Ardèche | 4.0 |
| 80 | Vosges | 4.0 |
| 81 | Savoie | 3.9 |
| 82 | Haute-Marne | 3.8 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Ardèche ranks 66 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Côte-d’Or | 2.68 |
| 64 | Eure | 2.64 |
| 65 | Lot | 2.61 |
| 66 | Ardèche | 2.61 |
| 67 | Jura | 2.61 |
| 68 | Orne | 2.57 |
| 69 | Creuse | 2.56 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Ardèche ranks 79 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Savoie | 1.74 |
| 77 | Seine-et-Marne | 1.72 |
| 78 | Essonne | 1.71 |
| 79 | Ardèche | 1.71 |
| 80 | Haute-Loire | 1.71 |
| 81 | Aveyron | 1.70 |
| 82 | Doubs | 1.69 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Ardèche ranks 70 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Côtes-d’Armor | €114 |
| 68 | Deux-Sèvres | €113 |
| 69 | Lozère | €112 |
| 70 | Ardèche | €110 |
| 71 | Maine-et-Loire | €110 |
| 72 | Haute-Saône | €109 |
| 73 | Isère | €109 |
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Sources
- Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI): Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2016-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 05fd70cbfe72…)
- INSEE: Indicateurs sur les revenus et la pauvreté au niveau local en 2023 (Filosofi 2023, base FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f3822a78e3f5…)
- Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts: Comptes des départements 2012-2025 (budgets principaux, 2019-2025 extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3c1b2d8de45d…)
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