Doyet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Doyet with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Doyet.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Doyet cost less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €769/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.01/m² a month, lower than both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 46 houses and apartments changed hands in Doyet from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.28/m² a month.
€769/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Doyet€769/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€769/m²
46
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €9.84/m² a month)
2.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Doyet sees more deaths than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 119 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Allier: 84.8 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 147 residents of Doyet died, against 124 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. The nearest emergency department to Doyet is Centre hospitalier de Montlucon, 8.8 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
+19%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted119
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Doyet · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Montlucon
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Montlucon
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 3.2% of commuters in Doyet go to work without a car, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 8.8%, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 450 residents in work, Doyet has 250 jobs: 0.5 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,170 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Doyet, 0.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Doyet has fewer young adults than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Doyet is 49.
49median age
DoyetAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Doyet
Is Doyet safe?
Doyet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Doyet good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Doyet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Doyet grades A+ for cost of living.
About Doyet
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Doyet is a commune of 1,109 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
1,109 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
