Poverty and living standards in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Dordogne was 17.1% in 2023, 1.2 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 27th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Dordogne depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 5.0% of household disposable income in Dordogne in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.5%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.6%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Dordogne?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,436 burglaries of homes in Dordogne in 2025, 5.4 per 1,000 dwellings (48th lowest 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 Dordogne dangerous?
There were 888 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Dordogne in 2025, or 2.13 per 1,000 residents, 7th lowest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Dordogne spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €64.63 million in 2025, €152 per resident (43rd highest of 94 councils), against €60.51 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 Dordogne had 3.8 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 2.6% of income in Dordogne in 2023, 35th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Dordogne reached 1,396 victims in 2025, 3.34 per 1,000 residents, up from 434 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 780 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Dordogne in 2025, a rate of 1.87 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 164 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Dordogne (0.39 per 1,000 residents) and 2,597 people reported card or payment fraud (6.2 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 4 homicide victims were recorded in Dordogne in 2025, along with 5 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Dordogne compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Dordogne ranks 27 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Nièvre | 17.3% |
| 25 | Haute-Vienne | 17.1% |
| 26 | Territoire de Belfort | 17.1% |
| 27 | Dordogne | 17.1% |
| 28 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 17.0% |
| 29 | Var | 16.8% |
| 30 | Loire | 16.8% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Dordogne ranks 35 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Meuse | 2.6% |
| 33 | Vosges | 2.6% |
| 34 | Gers | 2.6% |
| 35 | Dordogne | 2.6% |
| 36 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 2.6% |
| 37 | Territoire de Belfort | 2.5% |
| 38 | Loire | 2.5% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Dordogne ranks 54 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Morbihan | 5.5 |
| 52 | Aisne | 5.5 |
| 53 | Oise | 5.5 |
| 54 | Dordogne | 5.4 |
| 55 | Pas-de-Calais | 5.3 |
| 56 | Allier | 5.3 |
| 57 | Gers | 5.3 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Dordogne ranks 95 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Ain | 2.16 |
| 93 | Tarn | 2.15 |
| 94 | Haute-Corse | 2.14 |
| 95 | Dordogne | 2.13 |
| 96 | Aveyron | 2.08 |
| 97 | Cantal | 2.03 |
| 98 | Mayenne | 2.01 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Dordogne ranks 59 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Vendée | 1.90 |
| 57 | Côtes-d’Armor | 1.89 |
| 58 | Eure | 1.89 |
| 59 | Dordogne | 1.87 |
| 60 | Morbihan | 1.86 |
| 61 | Haute-Vienne | 1.86 |
| 62 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 1.86 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Dordogne ranks 43 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Indre | €153 |
| 41 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | €152 |
| 42 | Essonne | €152 |
| 43 | Dordogne | €152 |
| 44 | Lot | €151 |
| 45 | Moselle | €151 |
| 46 | Indre-et-Loire | €150 |
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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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