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According to the report from the Observatory of Inequalities, Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the French departments where the poverty rate is the lowest. But no territory is spared. Large cities, rural communities and coastal towns have vulnerable populations.
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Rennes is the city in the department where the poverty rate is the highest. In certain disadvantaged neighborhoods, like here in Villejean, this rate explodes. One in two inhabitants lives below the poverty line. | WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES
Like every end of the year, the Observatory of Inequalities publishes its report on poverty. The poverty rate is the share of the population whose income is below the poverty line. In this study, this threshold is set at 60% of the median standard of living, or around €1,200 per month (after taxes and social benefits), for a single person.
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In Ille-et-Vilaine, more than 100,000 inhabitants live below the poverty line é (more precisely 114,225 inhabitants), with a poverty rate of…
