Poverty and living standards in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Vaucluse was 21.4% in 2023, 5.5 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 5th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Vaucluse depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 6.2% of household disposable income in Vaucluse in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 2.1%, housing benefits 1.3% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.8%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Vaucluse?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 2,169 burglaries of homes in Vaucluse in 2025, 6.8 per 1,000 dwellings (15th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 15% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Vaucluse dangerous?
There were 1,895 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Vaucluse in 2025, or 3.31 per 1,000 residents, 25th highest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Vaucluse spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €81.57 million in 2025, €141 per resident (45th lowest of 94 councils), against €101.48 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 Vaucluse had 4.4 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 2.8% of income in Vaucluse in 2023, 27th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Vaucluse reached 1,945 victims in 2025, 3.40 per 1,000 residents, up from 934 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 943 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Vaucluse in 2025, a rate of 1.65 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 900 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Vaucluse (1.57 per 1,000 residents) and 3,874 people reported card or payment fraud (6.8 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 13 homicide victims were recorded in Vaucluse in 2025, along with 46 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Vaucluse compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Vaucluse ranks 5 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 29.5% |
| 3 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 22.4% |
| 4 | Haute-Corse | 21.8% |
| 5 | Vaucluse | 21.4% |
| 6 | Aude | 21.2% |
| 7 | Hérault | 21.0% |
| 8 | Gard | 21.0% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Vaucluse ranks 27 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Lot-et-Garonne | 2.9% |
| 25 | Aube | 2.9% |
| 26 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 2.8% |
| 27 | Vaucluse | 2.8% |
| 28 | Yonne | 2.7% |
| 29 | Charente | 2.7% |
| 30 | Tarn | 2.7% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Vaucluse ranks 15 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Loir-et-Cher | 7.2 |
| 13 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 7.1 |
| 14 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 6.9 |
| 15 | Vaucluse | 6.8 |
| 16 | Sarthe | 6.8 |
| 17 | Nord | 6.7 |
| 18 | Aube | 6.7 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Vaucluse ranks 25 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Yonne | 3.37 |
| 23 | Var | 3.35 |
| 24 | Territoire de Belfort | 3.33 |
| 25 | Vaucluse | 3.31 |
| 26 | Aude | 3.31 |
| 27 | Somme | 3.25 |
| 28 | Doubs | 3.23 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Vaucluse ranks 89 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Saône-et-Loire | 1.66 |
| 87 | Tarn | 1.65 |
| 88 | Bas-Rhin | 1.65 |
| 89 | Vaucluse | 1.65 |
| 90 | Haute-Savoie | 1.65 |
| 91 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.63 |
| 92 | Var | 1.62 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Vaucluse ranks 50 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Meuse | €148 |
| 48 | Seine-et-Marne | €147 |
| 49 | Puy-de-Dôme | €143 |
| 50 | Vaucluse | €141 |
| 51 | Charente-Maritime | €137 |
| 52 | Eure | €137 |
| 53 | Drôme | €136 |
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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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