Poverty and living standards in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Deux-Sèvres was 12.7% in 2023, 3.2 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 17th lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Deux-Sèvres depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.8% of household disposable income in Deux-Sèvres 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 Deux-Sèvres?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,110 burglaries of homes in Deux-Sèvres in 2025, 5.6 per 1,000 dwellings (44th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 38% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Deux-Sèvres dangerous?
Deux-Sèvres recorded 2.28 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (855 people), 17th 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 Deux-Sèvres spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €43.41 million in 2025, €113 per resident (27th lowest of 94 councils), against €39.43 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 Deux-Sèvres had 3.3 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 Deux-Sèvres in 2023, 40th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Deux-Sèvres reached 1,446 victims in 2025, 3.85 per 1,000 residents, up from 438 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 792 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Deux-Sèvres in 2025, a rate of 2.11 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 170 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Deux-Sèvres (0.45 per 1,000 residents) and 1,659 people reported card or payment fraud (4.4 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 3 homicide victims were recorded in Deux-Sèvres 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 Deux-Sèvres compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Deux-Sèvres ranks 81 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Charente-Maritime | 13.1% |
| 79 | Côte-d’Or | 13.0% |
| 80 | Isère | 13.0% |
| 81 | Deux-Sèvres | 12.7% |
| 82 | Haute-Loire | 12.4% |
| 83 | Jura | 12.3% |
| 84 | Ain | 12.2% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Deux-Sèvres ranks 58 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 60 | Puy-de-Dôme | 2.2% |
| 61 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Deux-Sèvres ranks 44 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Puy-de-Dôme | 5.7 |
| 42 | Yvelines | 5.7 |
| 43 | Moselle | 5.6 |
| 44 | Deux-Sèvres | 5.6 |
| 45 | Haute-Vienne | 5.6 |
| 46 | Haute-Savoie | 5.6 |
| 47 | Charente | 5.5 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Deux-Sèvres ranks 85 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Cher | 2.30 |
| 83 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 2.30 |
| 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 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Deux-Sèvres ranks 29 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Haute-Marne | 2.17 |
| 27 | Mayenne | 2.17 |
| 28 | Seine-Maritime | 2.17 |
| 29 | Deux-Sèvres | 2.11 |
| 30 | Ariège | 2.11 |
| 31 | Oise | 2.11 |
| 32 | Lozère | 2.08 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Deux-Sèvres ranks 68 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Yvelines | €117 |
| 66 | Hautes-Alpes | €117 |
| 67 | Côtes-d’Armor | €114 |
| 68 | Deux-Sèvres | €113 |
| 69 | Lozère | €112 |
| 70 | Ardèche | €110 |
| 71 | Maine-et-Loire | €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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