Poverty and living standards in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Puy-de-Dôme was 14.8% in 2023, 1.1 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 40th lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Puy-de-Dôme depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.7% of household disposable income in Puy-de-Dôme in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.6%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.2%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Puy-de-Dôme?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 2,295 burglaries of homes in Puy-de-Dôme in 2025, 5.7 per 1,000 dwellings (41st highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 20% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Puy-de-Dôme dangerous?
Puy-de-Dôme recorded 2.37 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (1,573 people), 26th lowest of 101 departements against a national rate of 3.16.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Puy-de-Dôme spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €97.21 million in 2025, €143 per resident (46th lowest of 94 councils), against €93.57 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 Puy-de-Dôme had 4.0 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 2.2% of income in Puy-de-Dôme in 2023, 38th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Puy-de-Dôme reached 1,712 victims in 2025, 2.58 per 1,000 residents, up from 774 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,074 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Puy-de-Dôme in 2025, a rate of 1.62 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 325 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Puy-de-Dôme (0.49 per 1,000 residents) and 4,140 people reported card or payment fraud (6.2 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 11 homicide victims were recorded in Puy-de-Dôme in 2025, along with 31 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Puy-de-Dôme compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Puy-de-Dôme ranks 58 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Meuse | 15.0% |
| 56 | Loiret | 15.0% |
| 57 | Bas-Rhin | 15.0% |
| 58 | Puy-de-Dôme | 14.8% |
| 59 | Aveyron | 14.5% |
| 60 | Oise | 14.5% |
| 61 | Corrèze | 14.4% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Puy-de-Dôme ranks 60 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Hautes-Alpes | 2.2% |
| 58 | Deux-Sèvres | 2.2% |
| 59 | Indre-et-Loire | 2.2% |
| 60 | Puy-de-Dôme | 2.2% |
| 61 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2.2% |
| 62 | Sarthe | 2.2% |
| 63 | Oise | 2.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Puy-de-Dôme ranks 41 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Mayenne | 5.9 |
| 39 | Nièvre | 5.9 |
| 40 | Vienne | 5.8 |
| 41 | Puy-de-Dôme | 5.7 |
| 42 | Yvelines | 5.7 |
| 43 | Moselle | 5.6 |
| 44 | Deux-Sèvres | 5.6 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Puy-de-Dôme ranks 76 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Loire-Atlantique | 2.48 |
| 74 | Nièvre | 2.48 |
| 75 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2.38 |
| 76 | Puy-de-Dôme | 2.37 |
| 77 | Corse-du-Sud | 2.34 |
| 78 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 2.34 |
| 79 | Côtes-d’Armor | 2.32 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Puy-de-Dôme ranks 93 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Haute-Savoie | 1.65 |
| 91 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.63 |
| 92 | Var | 1.62 |
| 93 | Puy-de-Dôme | 1.62 |
| 94 | Cantal | 1.58 |
| 95 | Ain | 1.49 |
| 96 | Loire | 1.49 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Puy-de-Dôme ranks 49 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Indre-et-Loire | €150 |
| 47 | Meuse | €148 |
| 48 | Seine-et-Marne | €147 |
| 49 | Puy-de-Dôme | €143 |
| 50 | Vaucluse | €141 |
| 51 | Charente-Maritime | €137 |
| 52 | Eure | €137 |
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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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