Poverty and living standards in Côtes-d’Armor (Brittany, France): official figures
On poverty, Côtes-d'Armor ranked 13th lowest of 97 departements in 2023: 12.2% of residents lived on less than 60% of the national median living standard, against 15.9% in metropolitan France.
How many people in Côtes-d'Armor depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.4% of household disposable income in Côtes-d'Armor in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.7%, housing benefits 0.8% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.0%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Côtes-d'Armor?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,879 burglaries of homes in Côtes-d'Armor in 2025, 4.9 per 1,000 dwellings (37th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 44% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Côtes-d'Armor dangerous?
Côtes-d'Armor recorded 2.32 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (1,417 people), 23rd 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 Côtes-d'Armor spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €71.63 million in 2025, €114 per resident (28th lowest of 94 councils), against €63.31 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 Côtes-d'Armor had 3.5 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 2.0% of income in Côtes-d'Armor in 2023, 22nd lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Côtes-d'Armor reached 2,395 victims in 2025, 3.91 per 1,000 residents, up from 752 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,158 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Côtes-d'Armor in 2025, a rate of 1.89 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 265 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Côtes-d'Armor (0.43 per 1,000 residents) and 3,448 people reported card or payment fraud (5.6 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1 homicide victim was recorded in Côtes-d'Armor 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 Côtes-d’Armor compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 85 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Haute-Loire | 12.4% |
| 83 | Jura | 12.3% |
| 84 | Ain | 12.2% |
| 85 | Côtes-d’Armor | 12.2% |
| 86 | Landes | 12.1% |
| 87 | Manche | 12.0% |
| 88 | Maine-et-Loire | 11.8% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 76 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Val-de-Marne | 2.0% |
| 74 | Landes | 2.0% |
| 75 | Calvados | 2.0% |
| 76 | Côtes-d’Armor | 2.0% |
| 77 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 2.0% |
| 78 | Rhône | 2.0% |
| 79 | Jura | 1.9% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 65 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Paris | 5.1 |
| 63 | Var | 5.0 |
| 64 | Martinique | 5.0 |
| 65 | Côtes-d’Armor | 4.9 |
| 66 | Guadeloupe | 4.9 |
| 67 | Côte-d’Or | 4.9 |
| 68 | Charente-Maritime | 4.8 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 79 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Puy-de-Dôme | 2.37 |
| 77 | Corse-du-Sud | 2.34 |
| 78 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 2.34 |
| 79 | Côtes-d’Armor | 2.32 |
| 80 | Corrèze | 2.31 |
| 81 | Maine-et-Loire | 2.30 |
| 82 | Cher | 2.30 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 57 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Haut-Rhin | 1.90 |
| 55 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 1.90 |
| 56 | Vendée | 1.90 |
| 57 | Côtes-d’Armor | 1.89 |
| 58 | Eure | 1.89 |
| 59 | Dordogne | 1.87 |
| 60 | Morbihan | 1.86 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Côtes-d’Armor ranks 67 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Hauts-de-Seine | €119 |
| 65 | Yvelines | €117 |
| 66 | Hautes-Alpes | €117 |
| 67 | Côtes-d’Armor | €114 |
| 68 | Deux-Sèvres | €113 |
| 69 | Lozère | €112 |
| 70 | Ardèche | €110 |
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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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