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Dœuil-sur-le-MignonCharente-Maritime

Some 373 people live in this town, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon out for now. 16% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon stand out

The one thing Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon does most differently from other towns.

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Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: KiwiNeko14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon’s story

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon in pictures

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1935First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

48.2median age
Dœuil-sur-le-MignonCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon
Dœuil-sur-le-MignonCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–249.4%7.6%11%
25–4420%17%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+25%36%22%
No diploma20%19%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education21%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

No commute at all: 12.8% of working residents in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon at the census. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon, 0.3 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.71/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

€10.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon€10.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €13.48/m² a month)
€10.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon

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Landmarks

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: KiwiNeko14 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon yet.

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Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Mauzé-sur-le-MignonFrontenay-Rohan-RohanSurgèresSaint-Jean-d'AngélyMagnéAiffresMauzé-sur-le-MignonFrontenay-Rohan-RohanSurgèresSaint-Jean-d'AngélyMagnéAiffresDœuil-sur-le-Mignon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon373—————
Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres2,9417.4A+A−AB
Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres2,9678.6A−B+B+C+
Surgères6,8979.8C−C+DC+
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,78413C−BD−C−
Magné Deux-Sèvres2,72813ABA−B
Aiffres Deux-Sèvres5,41913AA−AB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon is a commune of 373 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge 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
373 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.5 km²)
INSEE code
17139

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.