Poverty and living standards in Landes (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Landes was 12.1% in 2023, 3.8 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 12th lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Landes depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.1% of household disposable income in Landes in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.4%, housing benefits 0.7% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.0%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Landes?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,145 burglaries of homes in Landes in 2025, 4.2 per 1,000 dwellings (27th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 13% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Landes dangerous?
There were 1,081 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Landes in 2025, or 2.49 per 1,000 residents, 30th lowest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Landes spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €54.75 million in 2025, €124 per resident (34th lowest of 94 councils), against €46.84 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 Landes 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 2.0% of income in Landes in 2023, 24th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Landes reached 1,490 victims in 2025, 3.44 per 1,000 residents, up from 501 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 962 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Landes in 2025, a rate of 2.22 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 181 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Landes (0.42 per 1,000 residents) and 2,789 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 Landes in 2025, along with 14 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Landes compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Landes ranks 86 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Jura | 12.3% |
| 84 | Ain | 12.2% |
| 85 | Côtes-d’Armor | 12.2% |
| 86 | Landes | 12.1% |
| 87 | Manche | 12.0% |
| 88 | Maine-et-Loire | 11.8% |
| 89 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 11.7% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Landes ranks 74 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Alpes-Maritimes | 2.0% |
| 72 | Doubs | 2.0% |
| 73 | Val-de-Marne | 2.0% |
| 74 | Landes | 2.0% |
| 75 | Calvados | 2.0% |
| 76 | Côtes-d’Armor | 2.0% |
| 77 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 2.0% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Landes ranks 75 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Bas-Rhin | 4.4 |
| 73 | Alpes-Maritimes | 4.3 |
| 74 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4.2 |
| 75 | Landes | 4.2 |
| 76 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 4.1 |
| 77 | Maine-et-Loire | 4.1 |
| 78 | Corrèze | 4.0 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Landes ranks 72 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Creuse | 2.56 |
| 70 | Seine-et-Marne | 2.55 |
| 71 | Eure-et-Loir | 2.50 |
| 72 | Landes | 2.49 |
| 73 | Loire-Atlantique | 2.48 |
| 74 | Nièvre | 2.48 |
| 75 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2.38 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Landes ranks 23 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Aisne | 2.27 |
| 21 | Martinique | 2.27 |
| 22 | Guadeloupe | 2.24 |
| 23 | Landes | 2.22 |
| 24 | Mayotte | 2.19 |
| 25 | Vosges | 2.18 |
| 26 | Haute-Marne | 2.17 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Landes ranks 61 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Sarthe | €131 |
| 59 | Eure-et-Loir | €129 |
| 60 | Calvados | €125 |
| 61 | Landes | €124 |
| 62 | Ille-et-Vilaine | €123 |
| 63 | Côte-d’Or | €122 |
| 64 | Hauts-de-Seine | €119 |
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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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