Poverty and living standards in Creuse (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Creuse was 19.5% in 2023, 3.6 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 13th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Creuse depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 5.8% of household disposable income in Creuse in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.5%, housing benefits 1.0% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 3.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Creuse?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 276 burglaries of homes in Creuse in 2025, 3.1 per 1,000 dwellings (9th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 8% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Creuse dangerous?
Creuse recorded 2.56 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (296 people), 33rd 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 Creuse spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €15.60 million in 2025, €131 per resident (38th lowest of 94 councils), against €15.42 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 Creuse 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 Creuse in 2023, 10th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Creuse reached 396 victims in 2025, 3.43 per 1,000 residents, up from 110 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 234 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Creuse in 2025, a rate of 2.03 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 60 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Creuse (0.52 per 1,000 residents) and 628 people reported card or payment fraud (5.4 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1 homicide victim was recorded in Creuse in 2025, along with 2 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Creuse compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Creuse ranks 13 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 20.3% |
| 11 | Ariège | 20.0% |
| 12 | Ardennes | 19.9% |
| 13 | Creuse | 19.5% |
| 14 | Val-d'Oise | 19.4% |
| 15 | Aisne | 19.4% |
| 16 | Pas-de-Calais | 19.1% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Creuse ranks 10 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pas-de-Calais | 3.4% |
| 8 | Nord | 3.4% |
| 9 | Ardennes | 3.3% |
| 10 | Creuse | 3.3% |
| 11 | Nièvre | 3.3% |
| 12 | Gard | 3.3% |
| 13 | Somme | 3.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Creuse ranks 93 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 3.4 |
| 91 | Manche | 3.2 |
| 92 | Territoire de Belfort | 3.2 |
| 93 | Creuse | 3.1 |
| 94 | Aveyron | 3.0 |
| 95 | Doubs | 2.8 |
| 96 | Réunion | 2.3 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Creuse ranks 69 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Ardèche | 2.61 |
| 67 | Jura | 2.61 |
| 68 | Orne | 2.57 |
| 69 | Creuse | 2.56 |
| 70 | Seine-et-Marne | 2.55 |
| 71 | Eure-et-Loir | 2.50 |
| 72 | Landes | 2.49 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Creuse ranks 37 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Corrèze | 2.07 |
| 35 | Aube | 2.06 |
| 36 | Manche | 2.05 |
| 37 | Creuse | 2.03 |
| 38 | Lot-et-Garonne | 2.02 |
| 39 | Gironde | 2.02 |
| 40 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 2.01 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Creuse ranks 57 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Loire-Atlantique | €136 |
| 55 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | €136 |
| 56 | Gers | €135 |
| 57 | Creuse | €131 |
| 58 | Sarthe | €131 |
| 59 | Eure-et-Loir | €129 |
| 60 | Calvados | €125 |
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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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