Poverty and living standards in Nièvre (Burgundy-Franche-Comté, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Nièvre was 17.3% in 2023, 1.4 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 24th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Nièvre depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 6.0% of household disposable income in Nièvre in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.6%, housing benefits 1.0% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 3.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Nièvre?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 832 burglaries of homes in Nièvre in 2025, 5.9 per 1,000 dwellings (39th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 33% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Nièvre dangerous?
There were 500 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Nièvre in 2025, or 2.48 per 1,000 residents, 28th lowest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Nièvre spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €39.15 million in 2025, €189 per resident (18th highest of 94 councils), against €34.16 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 Nièvre 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 3.3% of income in Nièvre in 2023, 11th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Nièvre reached 629 victims in 2025, 3.12 per 1,000 residents, up from 284 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 390 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Nièvre in 2025, a rate of 1.94 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 61 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Nièvre (0.30 per 1,000 residents) and 1,347 people reported card or payment fraud (6.7 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 3 homicide victims were recorded in Nièvre in 2025, along with 9 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Nièvre compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Nièvre ranks 24 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Corse-du-Sud | 17.9% |
| 22 | Alpes-Maritimes | 17.7% |
| 23 | Somme | 17.3% |
| 24 | Nièvre | 17.3% |
| 25 | Haute-Vienne | 17.1% |
| 26 | Territoire de Belfort | 17.1% |
| 27 | Dordogne | 17.1% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Nièvre ranks 11 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Nord | 3.4% |
| 9 | Ardennes | 3.3% |
| 10 | Creuse | 3.3% |
| 11 | Nièvre | 3.3% |
| 12 | Gard | 3.3% |
| 13 | Somme | 3.2% |
| 14 | Haute-Corse | 3.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Nièvre ranks 39 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Ardennes | 5.9 |
| 37 | Gard | 5.9 |
| 38 | Mayenne | 5.9 |
| 39 | Nièvre | 5.9 |
| 40 | Vienne | 5.8 |
| 41 | Puy-de-Dôme | 5.7 |
| 42 | Yvelines | 5.7 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Nièvre ranks 74 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Eure-et-Loir | 2.50 |
| 72 | Landes | 2.49 |
| 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 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Nièvre ranks 50 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Eure-et-Loir | 1.95 |
| 48 | Cher | 1.94 |
| 49 | Aude | 1.94 |
| 50 | Nièvre | 1.94 |
| 51 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.93 |
| 52 | Gers | 1.91 |
| 53 | Loire-Atlantique | 1.91 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Nièvre ranks 18 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Seine-Maritime | €194 |
| 16 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | €193 |
| 17 | Val-d'Oise | €190 |
| 18 | Nièvre | €189 |
| 19 | Charente | €189 |
| 20 | Haute-Vienne | €185 |
| 21 | Somme | €183 |
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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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