Poverty and living standards in Loir-et-Cher (Centre — Val de Loire, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Loir-et-Cher was 14.0% in 2023, 1.9 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 30th lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Loir-et-Cher depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.8% of household disposable income in Loir-et-Cher in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.8%, housing benefits 0.8% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.2%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Loir-et-Cher?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,360 burglaries of homes in Loir-et-Cher in 2025, 7.2 per 1,000 dwellings (12th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 19% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Loir-et-Cher dangerous?
There were 741 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Loir-et-Cher in 2025, or 2.26 per 1,000 residents, 15th lowest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Loir-et-Cher spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €52.30 million in 2025, €155 per resident (37th highest of 94 councils), against €43.37 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 Loir-et-Cher 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 2.2% of income in Loir-et-Cher in 2023, 42nd lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Loir-et-Cher reached 1,108 victims in 2025, 3.37 per 1,000 residents, up from 446 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 592 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Loir-et-Cher in 2025, a rate of 1.80 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 63 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Loir-et-Cher (0.19 per 1,000 residents) and 2,109 people reported card or payment fraud (6.4 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 4 homicide victims were recorded in Loir-et-Cher 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 Loir-et-Cher compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Loir-et-Cher ranks 68 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 71 | Cantal | 13.7% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Loir-et-Cher ranks 56 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 59 | Indre-et-Loire | 2.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Loir-et-Cher ranks 12 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Loire | 7.3 |
| 10 | Rhône | 7.3 |
| 11 | Indre-et-Loire | 7.3 |
| 12 | Loir-et-Cher | 7.2 |
| 13 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 7.1 |
| 14 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 6.9 |
| 15 | Vaucluse | 6.8 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Loir-et-Cher ranks 87 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Yvelines | 2.29 |
| 85 | Deux-Sèvres | 2.28 |
| 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 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Loir-et-Cher ranks 67 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 1.81 |
| 65 | Hérault | 1.81 |
| 66 | Isère | 1.81 |
| 67 | Loir-et-Cher | 1.80 |
| 68 | Lot | 1.80 |
| 69 | Rhône | 1.79 |
| 70 | Côte-d’Or | 1.79 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Loir-et-Cher ranks 37 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Hautes-Pyrénées | €159 |
| 35 | Haute-Marne | €159 |
| 36 | Loiret | €159 |
| 37 | Loir-et-Cher | €155 |
| 38 | Doubs | €155 |
| 39 | Loire | €153 |
| 40 | Indre | €153 |
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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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