Poverty and living standards in Saône-et-Loire (Burgundy-Franche-Comté, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Saône-et-Loire was 14.1% in 2023, 1.8 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 31st lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Saône-et-Loire depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.9% of household disposable income in Saône-et-Loire in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.8%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Saône-et-Loire?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,966 burglaries of homes in Saône-et-Loire in 2025, 6.2 per 1,000 dwellings (23rd highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 27% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Saône-et-Loire dangerous?
Saône-et-Loire recorded 2.21 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (1,217 people), 13th 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 Saône-et-Loire spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €59.59 million in 2025, €106 per resident (21st lowest of 94 councils), against €59.80 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 Saône-et-Loire had 3.6 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 Saône-et-Loire in 2023, 43rd lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Saône-et-Loire reached 1,818 victims in 2025, 3.30 per 1,000 residents, up from 706 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 912 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Saône-et-Loire in 2025, a rate of 1.66 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 239 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Saône-et-Loire (0.43 per 1,000 residents) and 2,932 people reported card or payment fraud (5.3 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 6 homicide victims were recorded in Saône-et-Loire in 2025, along with 15 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Saône-et-Loire compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Saône-et-Loire ranks 67 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Indre-et-Loire | 14.1% |
| 65 | Haut-Rhin | 14.1% |
| 66 | Sarthe | 14.1% |
| 67 | Saône-et-Loire | 14.1% |
| 68 | Loir-et-Cher | 14.0% |
| 69 | Eure | 13.8% |
| 70 | Haute-Saône | 13.8% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Saône-et-Loire ranks 55 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Var | 2.3% |
| 53 | Cantal | 2.3% |
| 54 | Haute-Loire | 2.3% |
| 55 | Saône-et-Loire | 2.3% |
| 56 | Loir-et-Cher | 2.2% |
| 57 | Hautes-Alpes | 2.2% |
| 58 | Deux-Sèvres | 2.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Saône-et-Loire ranks 23 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Essonne | 6.3 |
| 21 | Loire-Atlantique | 6.3 |
| 22 | Hérault | 6.3 |
| 23 | Saône-et-Loire | 6.2 |
| 24 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 6.2 |
| 25 | Tarn | 6.2 |
| 26 | Seine-et-Marne | 6.2 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Saône-et-Loire ranks 89 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Hauts-de-Seine | 2.27 |
| 87 | Loir-et-Cher | 2.26 |
| 88 | Morbihan | 2.22 |
| 89 | Saône-et-Loire | 2.21 |
| 90 | Finistère | 2.20 |
| 91 | Haute-Loire | 2.17 |
| 92 | Ain | 2.16 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Saône-et-Loire ranks 86 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Allier | 1.69 |
| 84 | Val-d'Oise | 1.68 |
| 85 | Val-de-Marne | 1.66 |
| 86 | Saône-et-Loire | 1.66 |
| 87 | Tarn | 1.65 |
| 88 | Bas-Rhin | 1.65 |
| 89 | Vaucluse | 1.65 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Saône-et-Loire ranks 74 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Maine-et-Loire | €110 |
| 72 | Haute-Saône | €109 |
| 73 | Isère | €109 |
| 74 | Saône-et-Loire | €106 |
| 75 | Morbihan | €105 |
| 76 | Finistère | €96 |
| 77 | Manche | €95 |
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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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